Bulgaria ranks fifth among European countries with the highest incidence of obesity. The trend in our country is to increase in both sexes, while in countries like the USA and Denmark, for example, found reduction of the problem, said Professor Svetoslav Handzhiev, Chairman of the Bulgarian Association for the Study of Obesity and related diseases. One of the conclusions of the experts is that the traditional Bulgarian foods - beans, lentils, peas, beans, and whole grain bread, fruits and vegetables, brown rice, dried fruits - are foods with low glycemic index and provide opportunities for healthy nutrition .