2 days agoObese consumes 140 billion tons of food
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The weight of food that mankind consumes most and which causes men and women to become obeses totals 140 billion tons, according to the study of the Italian university of Teramos, published in the scientific magazine”Frontiers in Nutrition”. To reach these conclusions researchers Mauro Serafini, Carla Di Mattia and Elizabeth Totti began [...]
To reach these conclusions researchers Mauro Serafini, Carla Di Mattia and Elizabeth Totti began from data published by FAO for the amount of each product consumed by geographic regions.
The estimates are based on the national availability of the first basic foods and given the number of people with body mass index greater than 21.7.
It's important to act on people. If they become obese or eat too much, they damage planet”, explains Serafín, professor at the University of Abroco.
Among the regions that FAO labels as most affected by food weight are Europe, North America, and Oceania.
According to O The U.S. has about two billion people worldwide who are overweight, while on the planet about 600 million people are obese.
