12 million Poles suffer from diet-related diseases
PR dla Zagranicy
Victoria Bieniek
17.11.2017 14:39
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12 million Poles suffer from diet-related diseases.
Only one in three Poles eat healthily, although more than 90 percent are aware that diet has a significant impact on health.
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According to the World Health Organization, there are about 80 nutrition-related diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
Caused in large part by unhealthy diets and lifestyles, some are nearing epidemic proportions.
Polish diabetes specialists meeting on November 14, World Diabetes Day, said that some three million Poles suffer from the disease. More from Elżbieta Krajewska.