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One in eight don't eat healthily

Thursday 17 September 2009

One in eight Dutch people have a higher risk of developing diabetes, cancer and heart problems because they don't eat properly, according to research by preventative healthcare group NIPED.

The organisaton looked at the eating patterns of 10,000 people, mainly working for major companies or who were retired.

Nevertheless, a large number of people are prepared to change their diets if they are aware of the risks they run, the research showed.

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I'm pretty sure it's more like half the population, judging from what I see walking on the street...

Advertising junk food doesn't help matters...

By stevie | September 17, 2009 1:46 PM

The "junk food" producers hire top notch psychiatrists to help program your children to desire their disgusting food products. With fat and obese people not reducing the amount of these non food alternative that they give to their children the government should take action against the parents. Seeing they are the ones poisoning their children. BBW=oxymoron. Fat is not beautiful unless we are talking about hippos or whales.

By Paul Martin | September 17, 2009 2:56 PM

Let's have more fresh vegetables in the stores instead of cut ones for a start!

By Linlita | September 18, 2009 7:35 AM

Cut out the cola, crisps & processed crap diet, these foodstuffs pave the way to obesity & death.
The food industry concerns it's self with profit, not health...

By stevie | September 18, 2009 1:47 PM

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