Killer habits.Poor eating habits combined with a lack of exercise are gaining on smoking as the top cause of preventable deaths (not caused by Inherited inherited received by inheritance. inherited achondroplastic dwarfism see achondroplastic dwarfism. inherited combined immunodeficiency see combined immune deficiency syndrome (disease). diseases) in Americans, says a new study. Deaths from illnesses related to poor diet and physical inactivity--like diabetes diabetes or diabetes mellitus (məlī`təs), chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of and cardiovascular cardiovascular /car·dio·vas·cu·lar/ (-vas´ku-ler) pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. car·di·o·vas·cu·lar adj. Abbr. disease--jumped by 33 percent from 1990 to 2000. Compare that with only a 9 percent rise in smoking-related deaths. "Despite campaigns to get people fit, our diet and exercise aren't aren't Contraction of are not. See Usage Note at ain't. aren't are not aren't be getting better," says Ali Mokdad, the study's lead researcher from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. . See the graph (right): How many more people died from tobacco use than car accidents in 2000? [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Resources: For more information related to this issue's new stories, check out the following Web sites: This Web site from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has additional information on the importance of physical activity: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm Students can check out this Web site for tips on keeping fit: www.bam.gov/fit4life/index.htm |
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