Armenia tops list of countries where unhealthy food

The majority of Armenians eat very, very badly, and nutritionist-endocrinologist Hasmik Abovyan, who is familiar with the eating habits of our people, considers their diet in no way healthy.

Recall that Armenia recently led the list of countries with the least healthy diets, according to a study conducted by the Global Burden of Diseases Nutrition and Chronic Diseases Expert Group (NutriCoDE) and published in The Lancet Global.

According to the nutritionist, it’s not possible to compare the diet of Armenians with the diet of residents of other countries, however, in her opinion, many Armenians really eat very wrong.

What are the Armenians doing wrong and what is wrong with their diet?

According to the nutritionist-endocrinologist, the first thing to note is the fact that Armenians are very fond of fried, despite the fact that the processed food is considered very unhealthy and harmful. It is even worse when fatty fried foods are combined with bread and fast carbohydrates, while Armenians almost always eat fried meat with bread.

Recently, Armenians have begun to eat a lot of fast food and, even worse, give “fast” food to children: according to Hasmik Abovyan, because of this diet, the problem of childhood obesity in Armenia has recently become very relevant, although earlier in the country in general there was no such problem.

Smoked products (including various types of sausages and sausages) also occupy a large place in the diet of the average Armenian, and this, according to many experts, is very bad. Hasmik Abovian reminded that smoked meat harms not only the body but also the brain.

What about fruits and vegetables? According to the nutritionist, Armenians, in principle, use vegetables, and this is good, but fruit is usually not very “right”: many people eat fruit in the evening, after a hearty dinner, not realizing that fruit is fast carbohydrates and a source of energy, and you can recover from them if you eat them not in the first half of the day, but in the evening, after eating.

Armenians also use salt a lot, although, according to many scientists, salt increases blood pressure, increasing the risks of developing a number of diseases.