How our nutrition status affects our lives
LEADING CONTRIBUTORS TO PREMATURE DEATH
Diet and Physical Inactivity: 310,000-580,000 Tobacco: 260,000-470,000 Alcohol: 70,000-110,000 Microbial Agents: 90,000 Toxic Agents: 60,000-110,000 Firearms: 35,000 Sexual Behavior: 30,000 Motor Vehicles: 25,000 Drug Use: 20,000 |
Leading Causes of Death
(Diet and inactivity are leading risk factors for causes of death shown in bold.) 1. Heart Disease: 709,894 2. Cancer: 551,833 3. Stroke: 166,028 4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 123,550 5. Accidents: 93,592 6. Diabetes: 68,662 7. Pneumonia and Influenza: 67,024 8. Alzheimer’s Disease: 49,044 9. Nephritis: 37,672 10. Septicemia: 31,613 11. Suicide: 28,332 12. Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis: 26,219 13. High Blood Pressure: 17,964 14. Pneumonitis: 16,659 15. Homicide: 16,137 http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/nutrition_policy.html |