A new study revealed that unhealthy eating has been named as the most common cause of premature death around the globe. A poor diet which involves eating less vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains and dry fruits and grains and too much red meat, salt and sugar was shown to be bigger killer than smoking and drinking alcohol. But for the UK, unhealthy eating is still to the top spot of high risk factors in early death by smoking. Low levels of activity are at number 5, and alcohol use is at number 9.
The institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in the US has found that high blood pressure, to which diet, exercise and obesity are key factors, is the biggest cause of premature death in countries across the world. Unhealthy eating overall, characterized by high consumption of red meat and sugar sweetened beverages, contributed to more deaths than any other factor-because they contribute towards heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
The study was most recent update on the 2010 report on the Global Burden of Disease, considered the most authoritative work on the causes of ill-health. Great potential to improve health by avoiding certain risks like smoking and poor diet as well as tackling environmental risk like air pollution.
Pollution director Dr. Christopher Murray told The Guardian "The challenge for policy makers will be to use what we know to guide prevention efforts and health policies".
Data from 108 countries from 1990 to 2013 was used in the study, and the number of risk factors in premature deaths was increased from 67 to 79,to provide a border study. High income countries tended to have smoking as their number one cause of premature death. In India and elsewhere in south and south east Asia, air pollution was a leading problem. In Latin America and west Asia, meanwhile, obesity came out as the biggest risk for poor health. Sharing this data for the public awareness and knowledge purpose.