YEREVAN. – A total of 27-28 thousand people die annually in Armenia, out of them 3000-3500 because of smoking, head of public health department of the Healthcare Ministry Alexander Bazarchyan told the journalists on Friday. He added that 54% of man above 15 consume cigarettes, while 50% of people above 19 are overweight.

According to him, the best way to lose weight is physical exercises, while the index of physical activity is very low in Armenia.

“Health lifestyle is very wide conception. It includes sport, healthy food, psychological calm and healthy working atmosphere,” Bazarchyan said.

The other guest of the conference head of the Armenian Medical Association, chief cardiologist of Yerevan Parunak Zelveyan spoke about the quality and quantity of the food. He stressed also that nothing is bad if consumed in limits.

He advised not to buy casual food and check the ingredients. Besides, junk food, alcohol, carbonated and sweet beverages are not dangerous if they are not used constantly. The best food is fruits and vegetables, Bazarchyan concluded.