Cardio Expert Warns Mexican Diet Worse for Health Than Fast-Food UPI
go to original November 26, 2013

It's the corn chips and guacamole that really hurt. Avoid the fatty extras and stick to flour tortillas and beans. (News Corp Australia)

LEON, Mexico - An expert says the Mexican diet - more dangerous than fast-food - combined with a sedentary lifestyle is the main cause of Mexico's obesity epidemic.

Dr. Enrique C. Morales Villegas, director of the Cardiometabolic Research Centre in Aguascalientes, Mexico, said the Mexican diet is more dangerous than eating at fast-food restaurants because it is a combination of fried food, junk food and soft drinks.

"The philosophy of life is around comfort. People eat too much and every day they watch 4 hours of TV, spend 2 hours at the computer and do less than 10 minutes of physical activity," Morales said in a statement.

"I have proposed to the Mexican government that 18-year-olds should have obligatory measurements of glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index, with repeat assessment every three years. Screening could be done in schools, shopping centers and other public places and if an abnormality is found a strategy should be in place to treat it. This would be easy and inexpensive, and I am waiting for the government's response."

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