Deaths continue to decline from week 30 onwards, says epidemiologist Dr. Jose Luis Alomia.
In this sense, the importance of Food and Health was mentioned. "Good nutrition protects health, but there are other foods that if consumed in excess can also increase the probability of death," comments Dr. Rivera.
The following chart represents the foods that if consumed on a constant basis can affect health:
Adequate nutrition is important: a fundamental pillar of health and of the development of children's and adolescents' capacities.
"Our food system provides sustenance to 7700 million people in the world, 126 million in Mexico. Food production has contributed to the reduction of extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition, but we have not yet eradicated it," says Dr. Juan Rivera.
What is the food system?
"The food system is understood as the entire chain of activities ranging from production, transformation, supply, consumption and waste of food," Dr. Juan Rivera explains.
Some current data on poor nutrition in Mexico:
– 23% of households in Mexico suffer from moderate or severe food uncertainty.
– 14% of children under 5 years of age are chronically malnourished
– 75% of adults are overweight
– 14% of adults with diabetes
– 10% of the total disease burden from unhealthy diet
Mexico is one of the countries with the highest consumption of sweetened beverages and it is important to pay attention to the consumption of these products in order to have better health, recommends the Secretary of Health.
