Facts about out the state of our health
* Chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, obesity, cancer and respiratory diseases, now account for 59% of the 57 million deaths annually and 46% of the global burden of disease.
* Risk factors – high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and alcohol – cause the majority of the chronic disease burden.
* A change in dietary habits, physical activity and tobacco control, have a major impact in reducing the rates of these chronic diseases, often in a relatively short time.
* Heart attacks and strokes kill about 12 million people every year; another 3.9 million die from hypertensive and other heart conditions.
* More than one billion adults worldwide are overweight; at least 300 million of them are clinically obese.
* About 75% of Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) can be attributed to the majority risks: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, low fruit and vegetable intake, inactive lifestyle and tobacco.
* Sustained behavioural interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing population risk factors.
Many of the chronic disease risks, and the diseases themselves, overlap.
* Heart attacks and strokes kill about 12 million people every year (7.2 million due to ischaemic heart disease and 5.5 million to cerebrovascular disease). In addition, 3.9 million people die annually from hypertensive and other heart conditions.
* An estimated 177 million people are affected by diabetes, the majority by type 2 diabetes. Two-thirds live in the developing world.
* More than one billion adults worldwide are overweight, and at least 300 million of these are clinically obese.
* Up to 80% of cases of coronary heart disease, 90% of type 2 diabetes cases, and one-third of cancers can be avoided by changing to a healthier diet, increasing physical activity and stopping smoking.
What can be done?
Established scientific evidence suggests there are major health benefits in:
* Eating more fruit and vegetables, as well as nuts and whole grains;
* Daily physical activity;
* Moving from saturated animal fats to unsaturated vegetable oil-based fats;
* Cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sugary foods in the diet;
* Maintaining a normal body weight (Body Mass Index (BMI) range of 18.5 to 24.9.);
* Stopping smoking
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* Risk factors – high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and alcohol – cause the majority of the chronic disease burden.
* A change in dietary habits, physical activity and tobacco control, have a major impact in reducing the rates of these chronic diseases, often in a relatively short time.
* Heart attacks and strokes kill about 12 million people every year; another 3.9 million die from hypertensive and other heart conditions.
* More than one billion adults worldwide are overweight; at least 300 million of them are clinically obese.
* About 75% of Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) can be attributed to the majority risks: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, low fruit and vegetable intake, inactive lifestyle and tobacco.
* Sustained behavioural interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing population risk factors.
Many of the chronic disease risks, and the diseases themselves, overlap.
* Heart attacks and strokes kill about 12 million people every year (7.2 million due to ischaemic heart disease and 5.5 million to cerebrovascular disease). In addition, 3.9 million people die annually from hypertensive and other heart conditions.
* An estimated 177 million people are affected by diabetes, the majority by type 2 diabetes. Two-thirds live in the developing world.
* More than one billion adults worldwide are overweight, and at least 300 million of these are clinically obese.
* Up to 80% of cases of coronary heart disease, 90% of type 2 diabetes cases, and one-third of cancers can be avoided by changing to a healthier diet, increasing physical activity and stopping smoking.
What can be done?
Established scientific evidence suggests there are major health benefits in:
* Eating more fruit and vegetables, as well as nuts and whole grains;
* Daily physical activity;
* Moving from saturated animal fats to unsaturated vegetable oil-based fats;
* Cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sugary foods in the diet;
* Maintaining a normal body weight (Body Mass Index (BMI) range of 18.5 to 24.9.);
* Stopping smoking
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