Wyatt earp
Diamond Member
- Apr 21, 2012
- 69,975
- 16,392
- 2,180
Like we didn't know the Anti-smoking crowd was full of crap and propaganda
Bad Diet More Deadly Than Smoking or High Blood Pressure - Diet Health Effects
In the study, researchers analyzed food consumption habits of adults ages 25 and older from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries and compared how that affected their chances of premature death.
They found that in 2017, 11 million deaths—or 22 percent—worldwide were caused by poor diet. More specifically? Of these deaths, 9.5 million were due to cardiovascular disease, over 900,000 to diet-related cancers, over 330,000 to diabetes, and over 136,000 to kidney diseases.
Bad Diet More Deadly Than Smoking or High Blood Pressure - Diet Health Effects
- A new study published in the Lancet found that, poor diet is responsible for more than 1 in 5 deaths globally, making it more deadly than tobacco and high blood pressure.
- Consuming both low amounts of healthy foods and high amounts of unhealthy foods are key to these findings.
- Diets high in sodium and low in whole grains and fruits had the strongest link to worldwide causes of death.
In the study, researchers analyzed food consumption habits of adults ages 25 and older from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries and compared how that affected their chances of premature death.
They found that in 2017, 11 million deaths—or 22 percent—worldwide were caused by poor diet. More specifically? Of these deaths, 9.5 million were due to cardiovascular disease, over 900,000 to diet-related cancers, over 330,000 to diabetes, and over 136,000 to kidney diseases.