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The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors
PLoS Medicine · 2009 · Vol. 6(4) · pp. e1000058–e1000058
Goodarz Danaei(Harvard Global Health Institute)Eric L. DingDariush Mozaffarian(Harvard University)Ben Taylor(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)Jürgen Rehm(TU Dresden)Christopher J L Murray(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Majid Ezzati✉(Harvard University)
Abstract
Smoking and high blood pressure, which both have effective interventions, are responsible for the largest number of deaths in the US. Other dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors for chronic diseases also cause a substantial number of deaths in the US.
Nutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsMedicineEnvironmental healthOverweightObesityPopulationEpidemiologyConfoundingRisk factorNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyDisease
MeSH terms
AdultCause of DeathDietDiseaseFemaleHumansHypertensionLife StyleMaleMetabolic DiseasesNutrition SurveysRisk FactorsSmokingUnited States
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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