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Physical Inactivity and Poor
Nutrition Catching up to Tobacco as Actual Cause of Death
March 10, 2004 - Heart disease, cancer and
stroke are till the big killers in American but these deaths are
caused by tobacco, poor diet-physical inactivity and alcohol.
In 2000, the most common actual causes of death
in the United States were tobacco (435,000), poor diet and physical
inactivity (400,000), alcohol consumption (85,000), microbial agents
(e.g., influenza and pneumonia, 75,000), toxic agents (e.g.,
pollutants, asbestos, etc., 55,000), motor vehicle accidents
(43,000), firearms (29,000), sexual behavior (20,000) and illicit
use of drugs (17,000).
Actual causes of death are defined as lifestyle
and behavioral factors such as smoking and physical inactivity that
contribute to this nations leading killers including heart disease,
cancer and stroke.
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