22 May 2013

Life expectancy is declining

If society continues to develop as it has so far, life expectancy in Western industrialised countries will decline again.  

The reason? For example, an obese 20-year-old today will experience massive health problems by the time he reaches 40. You can imagine the rest.

7 May 2013

Diabetics on the rise

According to a recent report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people with type 2 diabetes in the United States has increased significantly in the last year, now reaching nearly 26 million.  

With very few exceptions, diabetes is "homemade," meaning the sufferer has chosen it themselves. 

French fries and the like, combined with the TV chair, say hello. 

Pharmaceutical manufacturers' shareholders are popping the champagne corks. Incidentally, 285 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. That's making the cash registers ring.