Doctors sound the alarm
The Armenian Medical Association is sounding the alarm that the growth and rejuvenation of cardiovascular diseases continues in Armenia and that the specific weight of those diseases is also on the rise within the framework of general illnesses and deaths.
In October 2010, the AMA conducted a large-scale research entitled "Assessment of food factors ensuring the regular growth of children's organisms in Yerevan". The results of the study show that extra weight and obesity are very common among children and some of the contributing factors for that are the lack of a culture for eating and the insufficient level of awareness.
Based on the above mentioned, the AMA is starting to implement the "Healthy Food, Healthy Heart" program with the purpose of providing the population with multifaceted information about a correct lifestyle, particularly healthy foods. The program includes an all-inclusive package of measures for introducing a healthy lifestyle, as well as public awareness about the foods that are dangerous to the health via special trademarks.
The Association has decided to control the amount of fats, sugars and salts in food in the first stage of the program because they are the most common and dangerous factors contributing to the emergence of cardiovascular diseases.
