Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds

[Capricorn]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/04/03/709507504/bad-diets-are-responsible-for-more-deaths-than-smoking-global-study-finds?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

“Generally, the countries that have a diet close to the Mediterranean diet, which has higher intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts and healthy oils [including olive oil and omega-3 fatty acids from fish] are the countries where we see the lowest number of [diet-related] deaths,” Afshin says. And as we’ve reported, the Mediterranean pattern of eating is linked to a reduced risk of heart attacks and memory decline.

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Sugar.  Hi-fructose corn syrup.  Other forms of sugar.  The majority of off the shelf grocery items use these – and they lead to many diet connected ailments.  Those things are what the food industry uses to transform bland natural food substances into flavored products that uninformed consumers use in their regular diets.

The ‘government recommendations’ are driven by agricultural business lobbying to encourage people to eat unhealthy diets.

Me?  I miss the ‘big gulp’ size Pepsi from my local Maverick convenience store – and have since last October.  That, and eliminating as much sugar/carbohydrates as possible has made a weight loss of 20% for me.  Still not done.

Capricorn posted on November 15, 2019 at 09:15

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