The most dangerous is the so-called “Big Food”, i.e. food classified as the most fattening group. It is mainly the cause of obesity and diabetes. Concerns are experts in nutrition Food industry giants see no contraindications for producing it, they are often even experts themselves during debates on unhealthy food, e.g. at UN conferences. WHO (World Health Organization) reports that obesity ranks 5th in the world among causes of death. The organization also considers overweight in children to be one of the greatest public health challenges of the XNUMXst century. Sweet drinks – the main culprit One of the main causes of excess weight is sweet drinks. Research has shown that children in the US in 2004 absorbed more than twice as many calories from sweet drinks as in 1977. In 2004, sweet drinks accounted for 13% of all calories absorbed by American children. In 1997-2007, they accounted for 1/5 of the weight gain of US citizens. According to journalists from the medical magazine PLoS Medicine, anti-obesity campaigns should target children so that they know to choose low-calorie foods and less sweet drinks in school shops.
2022-11-10