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In countries where the main problem is an overabundance of food, where people live a long time, then yes, heart disease is the #1 killer. For most of history a

• moralestapia 5y ago
  >For most of history and much of the less developed modern world, heart disease is not much of an issue. >not. much. of. an. issue. Sorry but I can only laugh at that statement. Do you live in a different "world", by chance? Where I live (Earth, third planet from the sun) heart related conditions are always leading causes of death, even in poor countries.
  • tasty_freeze 5y ago
    > Do you live in a different "world", by chance? Do you make a habit of belittling when making your points? >not. much. of. an. issue. If you are going to quote me, please quote me, don't add extra text that I didn't write. > heart related conditions are always leading causes of death, even in poor countries. OK, I picked Nigeria out of a hat. It is a large country so the statistics should be pretty stable and has a diversity of rural and urban populations. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122916/main-causes-of-death-and-disability-in-nigeria/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122916/main-causes-of-d... If you don't want to click, the short of it is: neonatal (12%), malaria (12%), diarrhea (11%), lower respiratory infection (11%), HIV/AIDS (5%), heart disease (4.4%) Your claim that it is always the #1 killer is disproven. Are there poor countries where heart disease is #1. For sure. But you shouldn't be sneering at my statement.