Rashers and sausages for all! OK, maybe not.
Despite the Irish obsession with the morning fry-up, the more than chipper chips and tubes upon tubes of nutritious Refreshers, we’re still the 8th healthiest eaters in the world.
Who knew?
A report by Oxfam claims that The Netherlands has the world’s most balanced diet, followed closely by both France and Switzerland.
Western Europe dominates the top 20, with only Australia making its way in there to equal Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Luxembourg in 8th spot.
Of the 125 countries measured, Chad is the worst given the cost and availability of fresh food compared to income and other factors.
The US ranks 21st in the world, alongside Japan, despite having the most ‘cheap food’ available.
“Food is very, very cheap in the U.S. compared to most countries,” Oxfam spokesman Max Lawson explained.
“But the fact is you end up with people malnourished in one of the richest countries because they don’t have access to fresh vegetables at a cheap enough price to make a balanced diet.
“Basically, if you arrive from Mars and design a food system, you probably couldn’t design a worse one than what we have today on Earth,” he added.
“There is enough food overall in the world to feed everyone. But 900 million people still don’t have enough to eat, and 1 billion people are obese. It’s a crazy situation.”
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge
