mcgearhead said:
I did not even click to watch. I don't get into stuff like this. That's what is wrong with the world today, especially here in Amerika. We like to live in over excessiveness with everything. If someone wants a heart attack, then let them eat this. The problem that I do have with this type of behaviour, is that the rest of us Americans will have to pay for your poor health due to your lack of commen sense.
Exactly right Mac, and this applies to all preventable diseases.
http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/the-top-12-preventable-causes-of-death/
According to a new study by Harvard public health researchers, the leading preventable risk factors for premature death in the United States are:
Smoking: 467,000 deaths.
High blood pressure: 395,000 deaths.
Overweight-obesity: 216,000 deaths.
Inadequate physical activity and inactivity: 191,000 deaths.
High blood sugar: 190,000 deaths.
High LDL cholesterol: 113,000 deaths.
High dietary salt: 102,000 deaths.
Low dietary omega-3 fatty acids (seafood): 84,000 deaths.
High dietary trans fatty acids: 82,000 deaths.
Alcohol use: 64,000 deaths.
Low intake of fruits and vegetables: 58,000 deaths.
Low dietary poly-unsaturated fatty acids: 15,000 deaths.
This study is the most comprehensive look at how diet, lifestyle and various other chronic disease risk factors contribute to mortality in the U.S.
And it produced some interesting observations:
Smoking is responsible for approximately 20% of all deaths in the U.S.
High blood pressure is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths
Obesity + physical inactivity = 407,000 deaths per year ≈ 17% of all deaths
High blood pressure kills 5x as many women as breast cancer
70% of the alcohol related deaths happened to men…way to go guys
High blood sugar killed 3x as many people as alcohol
2/3 of the deaths attributed to high blood sugar, obesity and high blood pressure occurred in only 10-33% of the overall population.
1,051,000 deaths can be attributed to poor dietary choices. That’s 45% of all deaths.
Maybe you should print this out and stick it to your fridge.
I would also add that driving without a seat belt and driving unroadworthy vehicles is a selfish act.