Scientists never tire of surprising us with their new research. This time, Europe was in the field of view of scientists from the University of São Paulo (Brazil). Rather, European food. They were puzzled by the question, which of the EU countries eats worse than the rest.
During the tests, experts analyzed 19 European countries. It took into account how many highly processed foods people consume in each of them. These include ice cream, baked goods, energy bars, margarine, sodas, instant noodles, and ready-to-eat meals.
Experts have calculated that the poorest diet among the British. More than 50% of their daily breakfasts, lunches and dinners are subjected to significant heat treatment, which contributes to obesity, the risk of developing heart disease, strokes.
Germany is not far away, where 46,2% of residents cook, mercilessly killing vitamins in their food. In Italy, this figure is 13,4%, and in Portugal – 10,2%.
In terms of obesity, 24,5% of adults in the UK are overweight, compared with 7,1% of French, 8,2% of Italians, 13,4% of Greeks and 15,2% of Portuguese.