Meet The Nutritionists Trying To Disrupt Food Delivery For Your Good
SOURCE: Inc. Arabia - Meet The Nutritionists Trying To Disrupt Food Delivery For Your Good
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Health and convenience don’t typically go hand in hand. When we talk about fast food and ordering in, we don’t typically associate it with food that is necessarily good for those of us watching our waists.
In a city like Dubai, people have the luxury of delivery-access to almost all the most restaurants, and to more options of cuisine.
But when a fresh bowl of salad laden with supposed “superfoods” often costs more than twice that of a McMeal, it’s not surprising that most people do not end up taking the healthy route.
And, of course, the temptation of a quick and convenient manakeesh, burger or butter chicken arriving at your door within three-quarters of an hour is enough to give some good old home food the side-eye.
In the Gulf, the cup of food delivery apps runneth over with a fair few companies jostling with each other for customer acquisition, offering more and more deals, and convenient payment options.
This increase in convenient complacency has evidently led to an increase in a population riddled with health issues not seen before.
According to a report by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, Ischemic heart disease and diabetes, undeniably caused by dietary risks, are leading the UAE’s residents in the slow march to their graves.
Late last year, The National reported on the fact that diabetes cases in the UAE have risen 35% in just two years.
SOURCE: Inc. Arabia - Meet The Nutritionists Trying To Disrupt Food Delivery For Your Good