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More Than Half of Deaths in India Are Due to Cancer, Diabetes, Heart and Respiratory Diseases

-TheWire.in Noncommunicable diseases cause not only morbidity and mortality but also significantly impact economies because they limit the ability of people to work, a WHO report said. New Delhi: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) contribute to 66% of all deaths occurring in India, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has found. NCDs, as the name suggests, are diseases that are not passed from one person to another and are mostly lifestyle-related. The major NCDs are...

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Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report

-United Nations News  From Heart Disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said in a new report, released on Wednesday, with one person under 70 dying every two seconds from an NCD. The report and new data portal, was launched on the sidelines of the 77th session of the General Assembly, at an event co-organized by the World...

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Non-communicable diseases cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world: WHO report -Sneha Mordani

-India Today Non-communicable diseases like Heart Disease, cancer, diabetes, and lung disease cause more deaths than infectious diseases globally, according to a WHO report. Nearly three-quarters of all deaths in the world are caused by non-communicable diseases such as Heart Disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory illnesses and 17 million people under the age of 70 die of NCDs every year, according to a report by the World Health Organisation. The WHO report, released...

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Heart attack to dementia, ultra-processed food is a silent killer -Richard Hoffman

-ThePrint.in The intense industrial processes used to produce ultra-processed foods destroy the natural structure of the ingredients and strip away many beneficial nutrients. * In some countries, ultra-processed foods now account for 50% or more calories consumed. * Two new studies have shown that poor nutrition may not be enough to explain health risks. * Some researchers have theorized that ultra-processed foods increase inflammation. * Ingredients such as emulsifiers, thickeners, protein isolates, and other industrial-sounding...

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Fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, ready-to-eat meals linked to cancer, heart issues: What new study says

-Livemint.com The latest findings add further evidence in support of policies that limit ultra-processed foods and instead promote eating unprocessed or minimally-processed foods to improve public health worldwide A new study have driven home the point that high intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, bowel (colorectal) cancer and death. The study, published in the journal The BMJ, informed that the latest findings add further evidence...

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