Over the last century there has been a dramatic change in the causes of premature deaths worldwide. In the early 1900s the leading causes of premature deaths were infectious diseases such as Diphtheria, Influenza and Tuberculosis, but since the introduction of vaccines the leading causes of premature deaths are degenerative diseases.
Degenerative diseases develop over time, as a result of poor health and lifestyles choices. Insufficient quantities of anti-oxidants in a person's diet results in insufficient protection to their body's cells from Free Radical Damage.
Below is some information about degenerative diseases and figures relating to the numbers of people affected by each of them in the UK alone.
Cancer
In the UK approxmately one in every three people will develop cancer at some point in their life. There are over 200 different types of cancer, affecting many different organs of the human body by attacking and damaging the cells. Examples are lung, bowel breast and prostate cancer.
In the UK, 153, 397 people died from cancer in 2004 alone.
(http://info.cancerresearchuk.org)
Heart Disease
Heart disease is caused by the deterioration of the heart, usually as a result of furring of the arteries from poor diet and exercise habits.
Every year approximately 250,000 people have a heart attack in the UK, of which just under half are fatal. Heart disease is one fo the most common cause of death in the UK accounting for approximately 115,000 deaths per year (117,000 in 2002).
(http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1090848376816)
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