Research
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The shift from agricultural to industrial/service occupations leads to reduced physical activity, contributing significantly to obesity and chronic energy deficiency in rural areas.
Jobs in urban/industrial settings are less physically demanding than agricultural work. Maintaining physical activity requires intentional effort outside of work.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
One of the most inexorable shifts with modernization and industrialization is the reduced use of human energy to produce more capital-intensive manufacturing and goods and services. The result is obviously a marked shift in activity patterns at work...
Why this rating
Supported by longitudinal survey data (CHNS) showing shifts in activity levels.
Source
The nutrition transition and its health implications in lower-income countries
Barry M. Popkin · Public Health Nutrition · 1998
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