Diets around the world are getting worse, not better
It's the worst-kept of secrets that many people in the United States have terrible diets, with overly large portions that contain enough fat, sugar and salt to push obesity and other health problems to epidemic levels. Outside our borders, you may be aware of the Mediterranean Diet and its cardiovascular benefits, or perhaps the health benefits of the Japanese way of eating.
But what about the rest of the world? Largely there has been a void of comprehensive information, with the exception of news about food security and occasional crises in impoverished and developing parts of the world.
Now a team of researchers has completed the arduous task of assembling information on the diets of 88.7 percent of the global adult population from 325 surveys, and assessing whether diets have improved or worsened between 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the news is not good. While some people — older folks, women and those in some developed nations — have increased their consumption of ten healthful foods and substances, that improvement has been surpassed by increased consumption of seven unhealthful foods, particularly among younger generations, men and middle-income and poor nations, according to the study published Wednesday evening in the journal The Lancet Global Health.
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