Modern research has revealed a disturbing pattern for physicians. Human energy consumption has significantly decreased - from 3,500 kcal per day in the last century to only 1900 - now. The situation is aggravated by a change in the nutrition structure not for the better, manifested in insufficient consumption of greens, fruits and vegetables, the uniformity of the diet, the predominance of instant foods, a huge amount of processed and canned food.
Doctors have found that improper nutrition is expected to lead to metabolic disorders, reduce the body's counteraction by unfavorable external or internal factors, disable individual systems and organs, and cause clinical symptoms. As a result, a person is diagnosed with nutritional-dependent diseases. Many of them are the leading causes of death today.
What is nutritional dependent disease?
Alimentary-dependent in medical practice is called a disease of internal organs and systems that are caused by violations of the regime and structure of nutrition among the population. Poor nutrition is a factor in the development of many chronic non-communicable diseases, which are often the causes of death. These are cardiovascular pathologies and their various complications, some forms of cancer, endocrine diseases and so on. For almost any disease, it is possible to form nutrition, which in itself will perform a protective function. An improper diet will accelerate the development of the disease and contribute to the appearance of complications.
List of Alimentary Dependent Diseases
The list of alimentary-dependent diseases is quite wide. According to WHO, the prevalence of obesity over the past eight to ten years has increased to 23%. This increases the risk of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system, diabetes mellitus, metabolic disorders and endocrine pathologies. Alimentary-dependent diseases include:
- decreased glucose tolerance;
- metabolic disorders;
- secondary immunodeficiencies;
- atherosclerosis and its complications;
- cholelithiasis;
- oncological pathologies;
- hypertonic disease;
- osteoporosis and its complications;
- endemic goiter;
- coronary artery disease;
- obesity and so on.
Most pathologies are managed. This means that the development of the disease is almost entirely dependent on the actions of the person himself, amenable to adjustment through compliance with basic recommendations for a healthy lifestyle. Scientists have proved that in the development of nutritional-dependent diseases, the genetic factor (adverse heredity) is not a fundamental risk factor. It is much more important to observe the correct lifestyle, an integral part of which is a balanced diet.
The dynamics of the development of diseases among the population
An analysis of the structure and dynamics of the development of nutritional-dependent diseases shows that this is a very serious threat. In Russia, the prevalence of pathologies that are directly related to malnutrition is as much as two times higher than in European countries. But the United States is still leading, where about 60% of patients suffer from alimentary-dependent diseases. In Russia, the border reached 35-40%, which is ahead of India (27%), Brazil (33%) and China (21%).
Russians consume large amounts of fats and insufficiently polyunsaturated fatty acids, which include omega-3 and omega-6, minerals and vitamins, biologically active components and dietary fiber. Vitamin C is especially “affected” - its deficiency reaches 60-70%, vitamin B 9 (folic acid) - 7-80%, calcium - up to 60%, iodine - up to 70%, iron - up to 40%. The reason is the large amount of food produced industrially. It has already been proven that cancer and cardiovascular diseases are on the list of the leading causes of death, with the start of food production with chemicals and synthetic inclusions.
Healthy diet optimization
To solve the problem of the spread of nutritional-dependent diseases today is very difficult. The only way out of this critical situation is a certain correction of the diet - the exclusion of certain products by introducing others into the menu. Biological active substances in the form of specialized products or food additives can play a leading role. Supplements will help to fill the deficit of nutrients. Such substances were widely used in the USA and Japan, where the highest standard of living has been recorded to date.