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You are probably right. How would a list look like? In no particular order, perhaps: Cancer ALS Alzheimer Diabetes Covid AIDS ?
by mongol 4y ago
You are probably right. How would a list look like? In no particular order, perhaps:
Cancer
ALS
Alzheimer
Diabetes
Covid
AIDS
?
- ebiester 4y agoHeart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Alzheimer's, and Diabetes would be an easy top 5. Covid was the third leading cause of death last year, and considering the effects on some, it likely deserves more work as well. source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
- hollerith 4y agoYou left out the biggest killer: heart disease.
- throwayyy479087 4y agoThat and covid deaths and a big chunk of cancer are all caused by obesity
- incongruity 4y agoI’d add obesity, and depression/anxiety to that list
- xenospn 4y agoObesity can 100% be prevented and/or reversed. It’s not a medical problem but a cultural one.
- incongruity 4y agoRespectfully I disagree and science seems to be supporting that point of view as well. But, even if you call it a cultural issue, it is still a health issue. It causes billions in additional care, shortens lifespans, is a risk factor for many other diseases. Those facts alone make it a medical problem.
- kzrdude 4y agoWhat if the same is true for Alzheimer's? We just don't know yet.
- the__alchemist 4y agoSenescence is the primary one, by a large margin.