1 in 5 Global Deaths <br />Are Linked to Poor Diet A recent study published in the ‘The Lancet’<br />found that dietary risk factors in 2017 were<br />linked to 11 million deaths worldwide. The study spanned across 195 countries<br />and tracked 15 different dietary elements. A reported 10 million deaths were due to<br />cardiovascular disease, 913,000 were due to cancer, and Type 2 diabetes accounted for 339,000 deaths. The study found that more deaths were caused<br />by a lack of whole grains, fruits, nuts and seeds, rather than the high intake of foods<br />containing trans fats, sugar, and processed meat. This means that while there is a correlation<br />between unhealthy food and a person's health, the bigger issue comes from people not consuming<br />the essential foods their bodies need to function. On average, the world ate only 12% of the<br />recommended amount of nuts and seeds. In addition, global diets also included only<br />16% of the recommended milk intake and<br />23% of the recommended amount of whole grains. Some countries did have optimal<br />intakes in certain categories, such as<br />the intake of vegetables in central Asia. No region ate the optimal<br />amount of all 15 dietary elements.
