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Stroke and cancers are both identified as leading causes of illness and death linked to diet composition [1], and they are both categorized as major health impacts analyzed in the 2021 Global Nutrition Report [2] and quantified in studies of avoidable deaths attributed to poor nutrition [3].
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Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 3 facts
claimThe 2021 Global Nutrition Report analysis focused on the impacts of foods on coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancers, and respiratory disease.
measurementOf the avoidable deaths attributed to poor diets in 2018, 5.9 million (47%) were from coronary heart disease, 2.8 million (22%) from cancers, 2.4 million (19%) from stroke, 760,000 (5%) from respiratory diseases, and 690,000 (5%) from type-2 diabetes.
claimNutritional epidemiology identifies diet composition as a key risk factor for leading causes of illness and death, including coronary heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, and several cancers.