As a result of inflation and poor eating choices this study found that the incidence of some diseases was rising. Because healthy food costs more poorer people are forced to opt for cheaper foods which are higher in calories and fat and are not able to buy fresh vegetables and fruits. The incidence of gout, rickets, syphilis, and scarlet fever is rising dramatically. Obesity is also on the rise, due in part to unhealthy food choices and poor nutrition.
Key Takeaways:
- -Hospital admission for various Victorian era disorders such as rickets and gout were on the rise during the previous years.
- -Clinicians and hospitals noted an increasing number of children suffering from diet-related diseases, which was a result of limited access to healthy foods.
- -The cases of syphilis nearly doubled in the past eight years, according to the Public Health England report.
“Poor diet, financial insecurity, and falling standards of living are factors that contribute to the rising incidence of Victorian-era diseases — such as gout, rickets, scarlet fever, and syphilis — in modern-day Great Britain.”