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Multiple healthy behaviors provide important health benefits––U.S. data

by J. Joseph Speidel, M.D., M.P.H. | May 22, 2023 | Building blocks of health

Studies have considered multiple lifestyle behaviors and health. The good news from all of these studies is that someone with a healthy lifestyle is likely to live about a decade longer and to be in better health than the average American. A prospective study...

Risky behaviors, lack of physical activity and misuse of alcohol and drugs

by J. Joseph Speidel, M.D., M.P.H. | May 17, 2023 | Building blocks of health

Adherence to physical activity guidelines Exercise helps control weight, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and some cancers. Among those surveyed by the CDC, inadequate physical activity was common: almost half (48%) did not participate in...

Most people have an unhealthy lifestyle—occurrence of high-risk conditions and behaviors

by J. Joseph Speidel, M.D., M.P.H. | May 12, 2023 | Building blocks of health

Studies reveal that more than 90% of adult Americans have at least some unhealthy behaviors or unhealthy conditions. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used data from 395,343 U.S. adult respondents to the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance...

Poor health and disability are common

by J. Joseph Speidel, M.D., M.P.H. | May 10, 2023 | Building blocks of health

Many diseases that may or may not ultimately be fatal, can become chronic and have a severe impact on the quality of life. About 100 million Americans—almost 1 out of every 2 adults have at least 1 of 6 reported chronic illnesses: cardiovascular disease (CVD),...

Causes of Death in the U.S.

by J. Joseph Speidel, M.D., M.P.H. | May 8, 2023 | Building blocks of health

At the beginning of the 20th-century, the communicable infectious diseases, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and diarrheal disease were the three leading causes of death in the U.S. Heart disease was fourth on the list. Over the century, the disease pattern among Americans...
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