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Fad diets thrive on epidemics of chronic disease, and that's exactly what we have on our hands. Despite improved survival and mortality rates, many of the top causes of death are no less prevalent than they were in decades past.
Read more: nutritionstudies.org/healthcare-vs-disease-response-system-part-2
References:
1. Crimmins EM, Beltrán-Sánchez H. Mortality and morbidity trends: is there compression of morbidity?. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011;66(1):75-86. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbq088
2. IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “Prevalence rate of cardiovascular diseases” [dataset]. IHME, Global Burden of Disease, “Global Burden of Disease - Prevalence and Incidence” [original data]. Retrieved September 3, 2024 from ourworldindata.org/grapher/prevalence-rate-of-cardiovascular-disease
3. WHO Mortality Database (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Death rate from cardiovascular diseases” [dataset]. WHO Mortality Database, “WHO Mortality Database” [original data]. Retrieved September 3, 2024 from ourworldindata.org/grapher/cardiovascular-disease-death-rate-who-mdb
Fad diets thrive on epidemics of chronic disease, and that's exactly what we have on our hands. Despite improved survival and mortality rates, many of the top causes of death are no less prevalent than they were in decades past.
Read more: nutritionstudies.org/healthcare-vs-disease-response-system-part-2
References:
1. Crimmins EM, Beltrán-Sánchez H. Mortality and morbidity trends: is there compression of morbidity?. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011;66(1):75-86. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbq088
2. IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “Prevalence rate of cardiovascular diseases” [dataset]. IHME, Global Burden of Disease, “Global Burden of Disease - Prevalence and Incidence” [original data]. Retrieved September 3, 2024 from ourworldindata.org/grapher/prevalence-rate-of-cardiovascular-disease
3. WHO Mortality Database (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Death rate from cardiovascular diseases” [dataset]. WHO Mortality Database, “WHO Mortality Database” [original data]. Retrieved September 3, 2024 from ourworldindata.org/grapher/cardiovascular-disease-death-rate-who-mdb
