MYTH$ OF HEALTH IN AMERICA
America is a very sick country. The US Public Health Service
recognizes only four million people as being healthy. This is about 1 1/2% of the population.
The standard American Diet (otherwise known as S.A.D. food) is a major contributing factor to our
national health problems. Other factors are smoking, too much alcohol, the water we drink, and the
air we breathe.
THE FACTS SPEAK OUT LOUD AND CLEAR:
| 30 Million Americans have serious arthritis |
| 13 Million have serious diabetes |
| 80 Million suffer from allergies |
| 64% of the population is overweight |
| 10 Million suffer from psoriasis |
| 10 Million have asthma |
| 50 Million are chronic alcoholics |
| 15 Million are insomniacs |
| 60 Million are adicted to tobacco |
| 1,000 Americans die every DAY from cigarettes |
| 29 Million suffer from high blood pressure |
| 8 Million children are mentally retarded |
| 31 Million have no teeth |
| 32 Million suffer from mental illness |
| 16 Million suffer from ulcers |
| World life expectancy ranking for men is #20 |
| World expectancy ranking for Women is #15 |
| 50% of Americans will die of heart disease |
| In 1987, 33,592,000 were admitted to hospitals |
| In 1987, Americans had 300,960,000 outpatient visits in short-stay hospitals |
| 5 Million are hospitalized each year because of adverse reactions to prescriptions |
| 44,000 women died from breast cancer in 1990 |
| In 1985, 461,563 Americans died of cancer; in 1986, 469,376 died; in 1987, another 476,927 died |
| Years of potential life lost before age 65 for all causes of death: 12,074,000 in 1987 |
| 60% suffer from defective vision |
| Cancer deaths 3/90-3/91 = 508,210 |
| Over 50% have chronic digestive disorders |
| In 1985, 771,000 died from heart disease |
| Americans will have 800 Million colds this year |
| 100,000 will die from alcohol abuse this year |
| 215 Million are addicted to sugar |
| Americans consume 125 pounds of sugar annually per capita |
| Americans drink 250 Billion cups of coffee each year |
| Life expectancy for a one-year old is no more now than in 1900 |
| 86% of our children cannot pass a minimum physical fitness test. That compares to 58.6% in 1954 |
| 36,000 tons of aspirin are consumed each year |
| Each year we take 5 Billion sleeping pills |
| 13 Billion barbiturates and amphetamines are taken annually |
| The elderly comprise 12% of the population and 25% of the suicides |
Third world countries do not have the degenerative diseases of Western society. But as soon as
they become more developed and begin eating S.A.D. food, they suffer from the same diseases
SOURCES: US Dept of Health and Human Services; CBS News; ABC 20/20; NBC News; ABC Good
Morning America; ABC News; CNN; Newspaper and Magazine articles.
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