• StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
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    21 hours ago

    Cancer is the leading cause of premature mortality and morbidity (death and disability) in Canada.

    So, an accumulation of small risks, and avoidance of risks, have significant benefits at both the individual and population levels.

    The general population needs to be aware that unhealthy eating is impacting their lives and quality of life.

    Let’s stick to the peer reviewed science and evidence consensus.

    WHO established the four behavioural common risk factors for the four major chronic noncommunicable diseases decades ago.

    The kind of research synthesis in this article is about continuing to build the evidence on relative and absolute risks, and in some cases look at how these differences impact different populations more or less due to intersecting determinants.

    Common risk factors

    • unhealthy diet
    • physical inactivity
    • tobacco use
    • harmful use of alcohol
    • air pollution added more recently

    Major chronic noncommunicable diseases

    • cancer
    • cardiovascular diseases
    • diabetes
    • chronic respiratory diseases
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      7 hours ago

      funny thing is diabetes can cause all the rest of the illness, or as a comorbidity. if your type 2 your at risk for all of those other diseases. people who have type 2 already are taking avrostatin(anti cholesterol meds), maybe blood pressure meds if its high enough, medications to reduce triglycerides. of course insulin, or insulin stimulating medication, because type 2 is insulin resistance. diabetic neuropathy, renal disease. thats type 2 is also a very profitable disease, ton of medications for different associated illnesses.

      type 1 is an expensive disease, but different causes.

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      6 hours ago

      Parent comment discussed “anxiety”, a condition which has its own associated morbidity and mortality, and should also be considered when evaluating these studies.

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      21 hours ago

      No questions regarding the populational risks as the small percentages would shine with the big numbers.

      WHO’s recommendations remain the same for decades indeed: lower processed and red meat, eat chicken and fiber.

      What’s your point exactly?

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        18 hours ago

        My point is that raising risks of getting hit by a car, or other accidental causes of injury and death beyond the individual’s control, is a deflection.

        Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada.

        Full stop.

        No one single risk factor is responsible for that. Building the evidence base to be able to both inform individual behaviour but also to inform food safety regulations is important.