Hunter-gathering vs.Agriculture...who lives better?

Part 1
Advantages for Hunting-gathering and Agriculture
There are certain societies who are among the hunting-gathering societies, and there are agricultural societies.There are advantages and disadvantages for both societies.In the hunter-gathering society,the advantages are the people are less susceptible to health problems such as obesity, and there are more egalitarian structured than an agricultural society.Since hunting gathering individuals do not have the luxury of supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and take out, these individuals have less health problem, because they do not have immediate access to food.Hunter-gatherers are more independent, and they do not have to rely on others for food.The advantages that an agricultural society has are surplus of food supply, more structured and more civilized society.Agricultural societies do not have to be on the move to hunt for food for survival, thus making the society stay put. By becoming more stable they developed towns and communities which led to more socialization and interdependence which fostered feelings of belonging and identification with each other. The development of towns and communities also led to the development of governments and leaders, more technology and inventions, which wouldn't have happened when moving around a lot. Skills and knowledge were better passed on to the young and educational systems started; as did economies when trade with other communities started. People also developed the concept of ownership and wanting to improve status for themselves and their families and their towns.

Disadvantages of Hunting-gathering and Agriculture
The disadvantages that come with hunting and gathering is that sometimes these individuals experience scarce food, especially during the winter.They do not have surplus of food nor they do not store their food. Basically,these individuals eat what they can carry.Sometimes these individuals experience hunger and no food to eat at times.Finding food by hunting was not always reliable.The disadvantages that come with an agricultural society is that our diet today would be far superior to that of the hunter gatherers, the main problem we face in regards food today is that we often eat more than we actually need particularly as we don't exercise as much as our ancestors did, for they had to walk everywhere for instance. Thus making people less active and healthy.

Which one leads a healthier diet?
The hunter gatherers' diet would be far more superior than that of an agricultural society.  The hunter gatherers were healthier. Hunting and gathering tended to produce a more diversified and nutritious diet, and since it did not produce as large quantity of food, it also did not lead to the SAME high reproductive rate. The higher reproductive rate among farming communities eventually lead to trading and epidemics, such as illnesses and disease and water pollution by sewage to name a few examples.

What led to Agriculture?
A few factors might have been the reason why certain societies turned to agriculture and farming as an alternative to hunting and gathering. People were advancing in tools and  becoming more civilized which might have lead to an easier lifestyle making child rearing easier which in turn might have lead an increase in the human population. Agriculture is the only way to sustain a big population. Also, the weather climate was changing, so it would have changed the  natural environment and its resources.

Part 2 
"There is a direct relationship between the availability of surplus and the ability to trade". My explanation for this statement is agriculture opened the doors to MORE food, the ability to trade for other goods i.e. knives and other tools, civilization, and to even survive. So for to have surplus of food means the ability to trade which is important for survival in agricultural society. In agriculture, you are more interdependent and in some way "networking". Individuals are no longer egalitarian or self-supported.

The two benefits that come from trading are "networking" and gaining status in the community. Trading can be a benefit to gain other useful items. For an example, A farmer can trade a few vegetable for a knife. Individuals can gain status in their community by socializing and fostering feelings such as trust and dependency.

The two negative social results of trading is an increase of warfare and exposure to illnesses and diseases. There would be more increase in competition and rivalry. When trading, individuals would be trading with other groups with different goods, so leaving individuals exposed to illnesses and disease.

In a hunter-gathering society, there are more among themselves and are egalitarian structure, all they would have to worry is their own family. But in an agricultural society, it is much different. I stated that agriculture opened the doors to acres of crop, farming, and MORE food. Which in turn, open the door to the trading market. Farmers are now able to sell their crops for other goods. So the relationship between the development of agriculture and the development of trading intertwine.