During the last 100 years, there have been extraordinary changes in the health and wellbeing of people who live in the West and who adopt a Western diet and lifestyle. Certain important and specific issues are considered by the establishment. For example:
According to Professor Andrew Stepped, the major factors are in heart disease are:
Stress at work
Depression,
physical inactivity and
poor diet.
The above is almost (or is) a classic quote and deals with many important issues. However, it should be noted that the wealthy are often less affected by disease than the less wealthy. Even when the rich and the not-so-rich are matched on behaviour and diet, the rich come off better. The authorities tend to concentrate and publish those factors which tend to blame the sufferer for their illnesses and which do not involve great expence. For example, they ignore those factors that would inconvenience big business and such as pollution, food quality food purity (additives) and work-related stress.