As the pace of obesity Russia ahead of Europe

This sad fact was ascertained domestic nutritionists during a press conference in Moscow. According to experts, Russia is getting fatter, mainly due to women - the number of the fairer sex, suffering from obesity, it sure beats many European countries.

Gathered in Moscow doctors regretfully acknowledged that among the Russians are more and more overweight. Overweight is observed in half of the population, while more than 25% of Russians there is an obvious obesity, said the director of Institute of Nutrition, the chief specialist of the Ministry of Health nutritionist Victor Tutelian.

Another expert from the Institute of Nutrition, Alexander Baturin said that another five or seven years ago in Russia obesity affects about 23% of the population, according to doctors, the pace at which our people are gaining weight, so high that outperform similar rates in Europe. Especially in this sense zealous woman. According to Baturin, our compatriots abuse calorie food, which few vitamins and minerals. Such food abundance of energy that exceeds the one that consumes energy throughout the day. Given the low physical activity that leads to obesity - males process is the same, but they do it is not so active. But it is, above all, is the cause of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and diabetes.

To cope with the problem of excess weight helps, above all, the correct and regular meals, MD, professor of Institute of Nutrition Alla Pogozheva, in particular, pointed out that to get rid of excess weight should be gradually and eat - balanced.

"A balanced diet - one in which a certain amount of combined proteins, fats and carbohydrates. This is about 1: 1: 4 by weight. Therefore, if we exclude any one of these components or severely restrict, the food becomes unbalanced and leads to various metabolic disorders, "- said Pogozheva.

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