Six risk factors, including high blood pressure and tobacco use, are identified as the leading global risk factors for death resulting from cardiovascular diseases, metabolic causes, and cancer.
Like climate change, the relentless worldwide spread of noncommunicable diseases offers an opportunity for low-, middle-, and high-income countries to join forces in addressing a major global challenge that threatens health and economies alike. A recent report from the World Health Organization1 identified six risk factors associated with noncommunicable diseases as the leading global risk factors for death: high blood pressure, tobacco use, high blood glucose levels, physical inactivity, overweight or obesity, and high cholesterol levels. Together, these factors contribute to a large proportion of the deaths resulting from cardiovascular diseases, metabolic causes, and cancer (see table). Moreover, they pervade . . .
Narayan et al. (Wed,) conducted a editorial in Noncommunicable diseases. Six risk factors, including high blood pressure and tobacco use, are identified as the leading global risk factors for death resulting from cardiovascular diseases, metabolic causes, and cancer.
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