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Bad Nutrition Now Kills More People Than Cigarettes

By Aqiyl Aniys | November 20th, 2016 | Modified - November 24th, 2016

Bad Nutrition Kills More People Than Cigarettes

The number one cause of death and disability in the United States is bad nutrition.^[1] Smoking cigarettes has had and still has a detrimental effect on health, but bad nutrition has bumped cigarette smoking to the number two on the killers list.

Smoking cigarettes is responsible for killing around a half million Americans every year and now bad nutrition kills a couple of hundred of thousand more on top of that.

Most death and disability is related to nutrition and is preventable.

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Sources:
[1] The state of US health, 1990-2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. JAMA. 2013 Aug 14;310(6):591-608.

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About Author: Aqiyl Aniys

Aqiyl Aniys is the author of the books Alkaline Herbal Medicine, Alkaline Plant Based Diet and the children's book, Faith and Justice eat an Alkaline Plant Based Diet." He received a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University, a BA in Organizational Behavior and Communications from NYU, worked as an elementary school teacher, and studied social work. He enjoys boxing, kick boxing, cycling, power walking, and basically anything challenging, and his alkaline plant-based diet supports all that he does. Learn more about transitioning to an alkaline vegan diet using the Dr. Sebi nutritional guide.