Globally, one in five deaths are associated with poor diet

People in almost every region of the world could benefit from rebalancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, published in The Lancet.

The study estimates that one in five deaths globally -- equivalent to 11 million deaths -- are associated with poor diet, and diet contributes to a range of chronic diseases in people around the world. In 2017, more deaths were caused by diets with too low amounts of foods such as whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds than by diets with high levels of foods like trans fats, sugary drinks, and high levels of red and processed meats.

The authors say that their findings highlight the urgent need for coordinated global efforts to improve diet, through collaboration with various sections of the food system and policies that drive balanced diets.


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190403193702.htm

No real surprises there...

On one side, you have over 750 million people suffering from starvation, and just as many again from abject poverty, mostly in war-ravaged, drought-stricken and/or "developing" countries...

On the other side, you have high rates of heart disease and various cancers in many developed/"first world" countries, with both over-consumption of fatty, sugary and processed foods, and the resultant 'malnutrition', and the pollutants, contaminants and additives exacerbating the situation.

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

No real surprises there...

On one side, you have over 750 million people suffering from starvation, and just as many again from abject poverty, mostly in war-ravaged, drought-stricken and/or "developing" countries...

On the other side, you have high rates of heart disease and various cancers in many developed/"first world" countries, with both over-consumption of fatty, sugary and processed foods, and the resultant 'malnutrition', and the pollutants, contaminants and additives exacerbating the situation.

are you suggesting a bad diet is linked to cancer?

https://www.wcrf-uk.org/uk/preventing-cancer/what-can-increase-your-risk-cancer/poor-diet-and-cancer-risk

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/diet-and-cancer/how-healthy-eating-prevents-cancer

Of course people who have access to the Internet and TV have no excuse for a bad diet and dying from overeating and all that obesity entails.

It's because we're still stuck in stupid bodies that evolved to thrive in a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Can't wait to get my robot body.

eddie wrote:Of course people who have access to the Internet and TV have no excuse for a bad diet and dying from overeating and all that obesity entails.

Although ironically, those people really should get away from the TV and the computer and move around a little!

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh?

>THE Ben Reilly< wrote:

eddie wrote:Of course people who have access to the Internet and TV have no excuse for a bad diet and dying from overeating and all that obesity entails.

Although ironically, those people really should get away from the TV and the computer and move around a little!

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh?