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Probably because the data in the post suggests otherwise: - The causes of death with the strongest correlation to diet and exercise (heart disease, cerebrovasc
by EdiX 12y ago
Probably because the data in the post suggests otherwise:
- The causes of death with the strongest correlation to diet and exercise (heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes) have increased only slightly.
- All those causes of death have some degree of correlation with age
- The cause of death most strongly correlated with old age is the one showing the strongest increase (the correlation between diet and exercise and cancer is tenuous at best)
- It doesn't explain the heart disease peak in the '60s
- Retric 12y agoCancer, Heart disease, and Diabetes have far more effective treatments now vs the 1960's suggesting a massive 'hidden' increase. CPR for example was first promoted as a technique for the public to learn in the 1970s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cardiopulmonary_resuscitation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cardiopulmonary_resu...