The "deadly diet" makes more victims than smoking

Ammon – Nutrition experts have warned of certain types of diets that are more dangerous to humans than smoking or high blood pressure, and have stated that these deadly diets kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.

A diet based on red meat, fat and sugar, while excluding vegetables and fruits, kills half a million Americans and 90,000 Britons a year, according to data from an American study .

Such diets, referred to as "deadly" diagnoses, outweigh smoking and high blood pressure as the leading cause of premature death, the Daily Mail newspaper reported Thursday.

Experts warn against the so-called "Western diet", a diet rich in red meat, fat and sugar, with some fruits and vegetables, and explained that he was at the origin of the death of one in five in 2017.

The latest data has shown that about 11 million people worldwide have died from "deadly diet" related diseases in 2017.

China and India record the largest number of diet-related deaths each year, with more than 3 million and 1 million deaths respectively, followed by Russia with 550,000 inhabitants.

The United States ranked fourth among life-threatening deaths, and the United Kingdom ranked 18th worldwide.

"The study confirms what many people have thought for many years that malnutrition is responsible for the highest number of deaths compared to other risks," said co-author of the study, Christopher Murray. .

"Our assessment suggests that major diet-related risk factors consume large amounts of unhealthy foods," said Murray, director of the Institute of Health Metrology at the University of Washington.

Murray advised not to remove whole grains, fruits, nuts, seeds and vegetables from daily meals, and to avoid foods high in sugar, fat and salt as much as possible.

The "deadly diet" is primarily responsible for cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart attacks, followed by cancer and type 2 diabetes.

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