> These stats put things into perspective for our region: Pollution is the > biggest problem, stress, lack of exercise and poor diet combine for second > place; smoking accounts for about 25%, and death by firearms, broken down > below, is way down the scale.
Actually, poor diet is the biggest problem, because cancer is also largely caused by poor diet (even where enviro toxins are a factor, poor diet greatly increases susceptibility to and malignancy of cancer), and because > cancer (malignant neoplasms), cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular > disease, the top three leading causes of death, were responsible for almost > sixty percent (59.3%) of the deaths in the province in 2002. Also note that the table ignores the influence of illegal drugs on traffic accidents and suicides. But if one advocates good nutrition, exercise and genuine anti-drug measures, one is called a fascist by the very person who posted the stats. Puzzling. Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
