Apparently Parkinson's disease has been on the rise over the past several disease, some say due to the decrease in smoking. Which is fascinating, as smoking has been shown to be actually protective against Parkinson's.
its less caused by diet than lack of mobility. we spend most of our waking day sitting down now. active over weight people with 'bad diets' are healthier than skinny inactive people. but its hard to legislate that, and much easier to pound the shoe on the table about sodas than it is to tell people they need to get up and move
No... It is absolutely caused by diet. Exercise is a factor, but only because you're expending the calories you brought into your body in the first place.
Hunger should be correlated with calories expended, our metabolic system is homeostatic. the unnatural consumption of refined carbohydrates, and in such large quantities, is what is causing the Diabetes II epidemic and widespread obesity, both likely symptoms of the same disorder.