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SCOR’s Biological Age Model
Sven Ebert
...our lifestyles are killing us
But we do have challenges. We see life- style-related risks such as obesity becoming rampant – three times as many people are obese today as they were in 1975. This is driven by our life- styles as well as poor diet. In addition, sleep disorders are on the rise.
When we look at this from a wider per- spective through the factors contribut- ing to the years of lost life, we see the impact that our lifestyles are having on our mortality: the top 4 factors as seen in the gure below are all things we can generally do something about. This demonstrates how much can be gained through a focus on health – how much mortality can be improved through encouraging active and healthy life- styles.
High blood pressure High body-mass index High fasting plasma glucose Tobacco
Top 4 risk factors of YLLs 1) as of today
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Alcohol use Ambient particulate matter High total cholesterol Impaired kidney function Short gestation Low whole grains
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