Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane

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staying healthy in the fast lane

a more sedentary lifestyle. In fact, the similarities between the
unhealthy trends in Western and developing societies are startling
but make sense.^4


Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Why is it important for us to consider the global scope of this
problem even before embarking upon our own journey of person-
al wellness and change? Because everything we do has a ripple
effect; every choice we make has ramifications that we may not
have ever imagined. If we realize that the patterns of how we, as
individuals and societies, live and eat really do affect the rest of

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