Consumers International - Lifestyle diseases will be responsible for almost three-quarters of deaths by 2020, Dec 04, 2012

 "CI’s Justin Macmullan explains why NCDs are a consumer issue and what CI is doing to help improve the path to health.
One of the greatest health challenges facing the world today is how to reduce the incidence of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that worldwide, these diseases (known as noncommunicable diseases (NCD)) currently represent 43% of the burden of disease and are expected to be responsible for 73% of all deaths by 2020.
Most of this increase will be accounted for by emerging NCD epidemics in developing countries.
The prevalence of these diseases is closely linked to four risk factors; unhealthy diets, a lack of exercise, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
This means the challenge of reducing these diseases is very much a consumer issue - how to help consumers to live healthier lives."
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