A recent study warns of the danger of unhealthy eating, describing it as threatening the lives of humans, far more dangerous than other deadly habits such as smoking.
Food and death
Most of us are aware of the dangers of relying on junk food and unhealthy foods, but a recent study goes beyond warning of common health risks, noting millions of deaths from eating these foods each year, and at higher rates than smoking.
The study, published in The Lancet, found that the deaths of 1 in 5 people, or as many as 11 million people around the world, are caused by bad eating habits, including salty and sugary eating, avoiding vegetables and fruits, Food at irregular times.
"The results of our study confirmed what we have all thought over the years, that eating unhealthy foods is more dangerous to all human lives," said Christopher Murray, a researcher at the University of Washington. Any other cause that may lead to death. "
Horrible results
The study found that 10 million people died of cardiovascular disease: 913,000 with cancer and 339,000 with type 2 diabetes.
The latest study also showed that in terms of mortality rates, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan were among the leading countries in the list of deaths due to unhealthy nutrition, while the United Kingdom ranked 23rd and the United States ranked 43rd. Who were killed for the reason cited, are Japan, Spain and France.
"It takes a lot of interventions to stimulate the consumption of healthy foods instead of others, in the hope of protecting millions of people from Death by food ".