Sentences with phrase «premature death and disability»

Overall, they report that sexual behavior results in 3 times more premature death and disability in the U.S. compared to other wealthy countries.

Childhood obesity also increases the risk of obesity, noncommunicable diseases, premature death and disability in adulthood.

Dr. Michael Greger's first traditionally published book, How Not to Die, presented the scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of premature death and disability.

Not exact matches

It is uncertain how long Social Security will remain solvent, so it is prudent to err on the side of caution and focus on personal savings and investments as well as insurance for retirement, disability and premature death.

In the UK concerns about institutional discrimination raised by the charity Mencap in its Death by Indifference report, and the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities, have highlighted the importance of tackling these issues.

There are around 2,500 people in the UK living with DMD, which usually affects boys in early childhood and leads to progressively worsening disability and premature death.

«However, unlike smoking, which substantially increases the likelihood of premature death (for example, mortality from lung cancer), obesity and associated Type 2 diabetes primarily lead to long - term disability, so that from a lifetime perspective, obesity could tax the health care system even more than smoking.»

The multiple adverse health outcomes include physical disability, poor quality of life and premature death.

Hip fractures usually affect older people and often lead to disability, a worse quality of life and premature death.

In plain English, the number of disability - adjusted life years (DALYs) is the sum of years of life lost because of premature death (YLLs) and equivalent years lived with disability (YLDs).

For each case study, the authors calculated the reductions of disability - adjusted life - years (DALYs), a measure of potential years of life lost to disease or premature death, and the megatonnes of carbon dioxide saved.

Fragility fractures are not just costly to healthcare systems, they also result in pain, disability, loss of quality of life, and — especially for elderly hip fracture sufferers — an increased risk of premature death.

David Hackam's laboratory focuses on necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating disease of premature infants and the leading cause of death and disability from gastrointestinal disease in newborns.

Fractures can cause serious health problems, including disability and premature death.

There are many health conditions that lead to illness, disability and premature death as we age.

Research shows obesity is often a major risk factor for development of disease, significant disability, and premature death.

While we may or may not be able to increase longevity, we are able to prevent premature disability and death and enhance quality of life.

According to Fonarow, «this study quantifies the degree to which preventing the onset of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes can pay huge dividends in terms of lifelong health free from heart failure, cardiovascular disability, large health care expenditures, and premature cardiovascular death.»

Pollution is now a substantial problem that endangers the health of billions, degrades the Earth's ecosystems, undermines the economic security of nations, and is responsible for an enormous global burden of disease, disability, and premature death.»

Household air pollution (HAP) emitted from solid fuel combustion contributed to an estimated 2.9 million premature deaths and 81.1 million disability adjusted life - years in 2013.

Untreated cases of a group B strep infection at birth in Kentucky often result in brain damage, disability and even premature death.

Additionally, once you've been approved for coverage and you're fully insured, we generally like to also provide you with a quote for Long Term Disability Insurance Policy as well, because suffering from a premature death isn't the only way that your family's financial security can be jeopardized.

Risk management and insurance come before investments because of this: No matter how good your investment returns are, if you wake up and can't go to work ever again from a disability or premature death, those «wonderful» investment returns will mean nothing.

Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.

Exposure to life events is measured with the Life Events Questionnaire (see below), in which participants are given a list of three negative pregnancy - related major events (suspected growth retardation, vaginal bleeding, premature contractions) as well as 10 negative pregnancy - unrelated major life events (death of someone they were close to, serious illness, exposure to abuse, exposure to violence, serious accident, unemployment, disability, alcohol / drug abuse, divorce, moving house) and have to indicate whether they have been exposed to any of these events in the last 12 months.146 147

A whole - child perspective acknowledges that a child's supportive and enriching experiences in homes and early education classrooms are as integral to a child's lifelong health as care received in pediatricians» offices in reducing young children's risks of toxic stress, disease, injury, preventable disability and premature death and giving every child a fair chance at health.

Excessive drinking in adolescence can cause substantial harm to individuals and is associated with future alcohol - related problems.1 — 3 Drinking in adolescence is particularly risky because it is much more likely to be heavy and episodic (binge).4, 5 Excessive drinking during adolescence, while the brain is still developing, can be a major cause of trauma, physical injuries, hospitalisation, prolonged disability and premature death.1 — 3, 6 Alcohol contributes substantially to motor vehicle collisions, homicides, suicide, assault, sexual risk - taking and many other problems in Canada and the USA.7 — 16

So can essentially purchase the whole life policy on interest while you use the money for investments that gain you a lot more and you get free money with the insurance policy and you get not only protection against premature death, but you get disability protection.