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For the 2019 list, Spain rose five spots to number one, pushing out fellow Mediterranean nation Italy as the healthiest in the world. With a “health grade” of 92.75 (out of a possible 100), Spain easily surpassed countries like the United States, which got a 73.02 and came in 35th.
Sweden. Sweden is one of the healthiest cultures in the world with some of the best-tasting food. Likewise, it also maintains an unrivaled healthcare system. Similar to the Mediterranean diet, the Nordic Diet emphasizes seasonal, local foods such as herring, bilberries (cousin of blueberries), and rapeseed oil (canola) ...
Life expectancy: 84.7
The most obvious reason why the Japanese population has such a long life expectancy is down to the country's traditional diet, which typically consists of rice, fish, vegetables, seaweed, Japanese pickles, green tea, and miso (a kind of fermented soybean product).
There are a number of reasons Australia appears on our list of top 10 healthiest countries, from their high-quality of life, to the clean environment and easy access to healthy food. And that's before we get to their high standards of healthcare.
Topping the list of countries with the unhealthiest habits was Bulgaria, which also recorded the highest smoking rate, followed by Latvia, which recorded the highest annual alcohol consumption and Argentina in third place.
Italy is the world's healthiest country, according to the CEOWORLD magazine ranking that uses data from the United Nations Population Division, the World Bank, the Lancet study, and the World Health Organisation, with Singapore coming at a close second.
It is not only what the Japanese eat, it is the way they eat that helps them avoid becoming overweight or obese. A traditional Japanese meal consists of a bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, grilled fish and a variety of “sozai,” or side-dishes, usually involving a variety of vegetables, beans and seaweed.
Madagascar had the WORST SCORE in terms of food quality. An average of 79% of people's consumption is derived from nutrient-poor cereals, roots and tubers, compared to a global average of 47%. It also tied with India in the THIRD WORST POSITION for undernourishment levels.
Uzbekistan has been named as the country which has the highest number of diet-related deaths in the world. A global study has found that the former Soviet republic records 892 per 100,000 people a year, due to poor diets.
The Mediterranean Diet has long been touted as one of the world's healthiest diets. It follows the eating habits of Greece and Southern Italy, and has been shown to lower the risk of heart disease and early death.
Of the population — which includes the Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean subgroups — Chinese adults scored the best on five measures of health, including health status, multiple chronic conditions, serious psychological distress in the last month and limitations in work or social participation.
Iceland comes out on top!
Their breakfast is high in protein, fibre, and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and low in fat and salt.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' National Health Survey from 2017–18 revealed that 67 per cent of Australian adults were overweight or obese (12.5 million people), an increase from 63.4 per cent since 2014-15. If the current trend continues, more than 18 million Australians will be overweight or obese by 2030.
In 2017-18, two thirds (67.0%) of Australians 18 years and over were overweight or obese. Slightly more than a third (35.6%) were overweight and slightly less than a third were obese (31.3%). Just under one third (31.7%) were within the healthy weight range and one percent (1.3%) were underweight.
Those with a body mass index of less than 18.5 percent are considered underweight by Japanese standards.
This table compares the quality of life in 128 countries. The index is composed of seven sections that play a role in residing in each respective country. The table is led by San Marino. At the bottom of the list, we see that Sudan probably has the toughest living conditions.
LEMONS. Often touted as the world's healthiest food, lemons have strong anti-inflammatory qualities and can help to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. They also have just as much Vitamin C as oranges. EASY EATING TIP: Add a slice of lemon to your tea or water bottle to get healthy and hydrated at the same time.
A new global Ipsos study reveals that people from the Netherlands are the most physically active of 29 nations. On average they report spending 12.8 hours a week (almost two hours per day) doing physical exercise or team sports, double the average of 6.1 across 29 markets.
1: Vietnam
Vietnam has a population of about 100 million, of which only 2.1% are obese. Poverty rates in Vietnam are high but dropping; they moved from 16.8% to 5% between 2010 and 2020.
Vietnam - 2.1%
Vietnam is a country where just 2.1% of the population is considered obese. So why are the Vietnamese so thin?