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Category Archives: World Health Organization Global Disease studies
Leading causes of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY)
In North America, these are the leading causes of DALY (defined in Diet and having a long and disability-free life): Leading causes of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) 2010 North America Global Heart disease (ischaemic) 1 1 COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary … Continue reading
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American risks factors of premature death and disability (DALY)
The table below is derived from the World Health Organization’s “Global Burden of Disease 2010”. Diet and having a long and disability-free life explains what a DALY is at greater length. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) Risk Factors. DALY = years of … Continue reading
Diet and having a long and disability-free life
I’d never even heard that nuts and seeds were so essential to a long and disability free life. To prevent heart disease, it outranked being a couch potato, and eating enough fruit, vegetables, and whole grains! And it was 8th … Continue reading
Eating enough nuts & seeds is very important for good health
13 Dec 2012. Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet. According to the 2010 “Global Burden of Disease”, the 12th highest risk factor, globally, for the greatest “loss of health” is low nut and seed consumption (8th in North … Continue reading
Who Shrunk the Americans?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Americans are shrinking in height, a key indicator of declining health The poor nutrition of white flour clearly plays a role in this decline. For two centuries, Americans were the tallest people in … Continue reading