"I wonder how they define a death caused by poor diet and physical inactivity"?
1 Heart Disease
2 Cancer
3 Stroke
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Lone Biker
This came from the site you posted.
"In the United States, chronic HCV infection accounts for 8,000 to 10,000 related deaths annually.
“Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin 7,600”
So I am supposed to believe, almost as many people die from aspirin as they do from HCV?
They must have been stoned.
Four out of five dentists who chew gum, chew Trident.
I wonder how they define a death caused by poor diet and physical inactivity. I would think that poor diet and physical inactivity would contribute to many of the more direct causes of death; but how do they quantify it in order to actually attribute a death to it?
1.Tobacco 435,0001
2.Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity 365,0001
3.Alcohol 85,000 1
4.Microbial Agents 75,0001
5.Toxic Agents 55,0001
6.Motor Vehicle Crashes 26,3471
7.Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs 32,0002
8.Suicide 30,6223
9.Incidents Involving Firearms 29,0001
10.Homicide 20,3084
12.All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect 17,0001, 5
13.Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin 7,6006
15.Marijuana ZERO
http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/30
"Alcohol is respoNsible for the 3rd largest leader of deaths in north america.,#1 killer is Tobacco,# is 2 processed food"
America's Leading Causes of Death
1 Heart Disease
2 Cancer
3 Stroke
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5 Accidents (unintentional injuries)
6 Diabetes
7 Influenza/Pneumonia
8 Alzheimer's disease
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis
10 Septicemia