Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
They were problems but not to the degree they are now...
But of course, we don't actually know that.
Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
The combined mortality rate for heart disease was 137 per 100,000 in 1900, it was 368 / 100,000 when I was born in 1965.
The number of deaths due to heart disease in the U.S were 268 / 100,000 in 2010 according to the CDC.
Well that's good ... so the more recent lean meat, whole grains, and lots of veg diet is working then