"Strokes killing younger people, as unhealthy habits rise; Poorer countries are most affected" by David Wainer | Bloomberg News, October 25, 2013
Strokes are increasingly killing younger people, especially in developing countries where unhealthy lifestyle habits have taken hold, according to a study funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation....
I already find this thing distasteful.
Strokes are claiming more lives and leading to more illness in low-to-middle-income countries, the researchers wrote Thursday in The Lancet medical journal. As income levels in these countries rise, fewer people die of infectious diseases related to poverty, they said. However, the risk of developing chronic illnesses such as heart disease increases, they said.
‘‘While people tend to live longer as the risk of infectious diseases decreases, they are suddenly exposed to these unhealthy lifestyles in which they consume too much salt, don’t exercise, and frequently smoke,’’ Myles Connor, a professor at the University of Edinburgh and a co-author of the study, said in a telephone interview.
Stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen to the brain ruptures or is blocked by a blood clot or some other particle, cutting off the brain’s supply of oxygen. Nerve cells then die, affecting the part of the body they control. These cells are not replaced, leading to disability, according to the World Health Organization. About 15 million people worldwide have strokes each year, of which 5 million die and another 5 million are permanently disabled, the WHO said.
The study shows the challenge posed to developing nations from Brazil to South Africa, where obesity and diabetes rates are increasing as millions emerge from poverty only to grapple with a lack of information that leads to poor lifestyle choices....
Millions emerging from poverty as millions are driven into poverty?
Obesity and excessive weight put a strain on the entire circulatory system, tending to raise cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes risk — all of which can increase the risk of stroke....
Good thing hunger, I mean obesity is up, I mean down.
At least you will be no longer getting any letters.
Related:
"Research shows food marketing is a leading cause of childhood obesity because the ads and promotions lead impressionable kids to then pester their parents to eat what they saw on TV, consumer advocates say. The first lady cited a ‘‘cultural shift’’ taking place in America’s eating habits, and highlighted as examples salad bars that are now in many school lunchrooms and kids’ restaurant menus that offer such items as broccoli and whole-wheat pasta."
See what is left on the kid's plate? I guess the first lady just threw it in the garbage and forgot about it.
I haven't eaten since Monday, readers. Just doing my part.
‘‘The worldwide stroke burden is growing very fast and there is now an urgent need for culturally acceptable and affordable stroke prevention, management and rehabilitation strategies,’’ Valery Feigin, a professor at the Auckland University of Technology and co-author of study, said in a statement.
Anytime someone says something is urgent in my agenda-pushing pos I like to take a deep breath, sit down, have a smoke, and then eat something salty.
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I'm not saying you should eat shit food, folks; however, it does seem to be the only thing available from the globally-corporati$ed food chain.
Oddly, it's now time for supper. Sign on my refrigerator says "Eat and drink at your own risk"
