Tag: Us mortality

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), high dietary sodium is the single most impactful dietary risk factor contributing to mortality in the US. This sheds light on which risk factor causes the most deaths in the United States nutrition and its direct link to cardiovascular disease.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity are among the leading global risks to health. In the US, a significant portion of mortality is attributed to chronic conditions linked to poor eating habits, prompting the question: What are the top 4 leading causes of death in the US that are related to nutrition? This article explores how diet is intertwined with heart disease, cancer, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and what steps can be taken to mitigate risk through improved nutrition.