World Population - Healthy Food Facts

This page will guide you through information about healthy food facts around the world. A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition and prolongs life expectancy. The more healthy foods people add to their diet, the lower their risk of premature death. Compare yourself with the countries you have selected. Perhaps this will convince you to eat healthy in the future.

The healthy food journey starts here...

Eating the right foods can lead to a longer, healthier life. To increase your lifespan, check out the major food groups that help you live longer. With the right contribution of food you can aim for a healthy balanced diet.

Now, let's see how the world is eating...

Nutrition is one of the important factors for longevity. Reasons for death and disease can be malnutrition such as overnutrition. Aside from nutrition, other factors determine the lifespan such as genetic, environmental and lifestyle. Life expectancy is held as an indicator for the social development of a country. With a healthy food balance you can increase the potential for a longer lifespan.

Have a look at the chart. There are clear correlations between malnutrition and life expectancy to discover....

There is no clear cause of diabetes. However, too much sugar can lead to overweight and high blood sugar which are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. The following possible symptoms can appear if you have been diagnosed with diabetes:

Let's dive back into the world of data. The data points are widely scattered. Sugar alone does not seem to be so decisive for diabetes. Interesting... Nevertheless, the trend line is going up. So watch your sugar consumption.

Note: This is a collection of data of the year 2017 of people between the age 20 to 79 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Did you know? A research in «The Lancet» has reported being overweight or underweight can reduce 4 years of life expectancy. People with a Healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) have a lower risk of dying from a disease.
Source: The Lancet

This is how the BMI is calculated:

Now it's your turn. Find out what your BMI is and compare yourself to the rest of the world...

This is the end of the food journey. Remind yourself of the five health advice listed below for prevention of diseases and early death. Your health lies partly in your own hand.