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Health enemy # 1:  Heart Disease

The 2003 WHO (World Health Report) listed total world deaths from all heart diseases at 16.7 million

Health enemy # 2:  Cancer

In 2005, cancer was responsible for 7.6 million deaths.

Health enemy # 3:  Stroke

Every year, 16 million people experience a stroke including 5.7 million stroke-related deaths.

Health enemy # 4:  Alzheimer’s

There are currently an estimated 37 million people worldwide with dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease being responsible for causing the majority of the cases.

Health enemy # 5:  Diabetes

The 2007 estimate of worldwide adult diabetes sufferers was 236 million.

Health enemy # 6:  Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis affects an estimated 75 million people in Europe, the United States, and Jaan.

Health enemy # 7:  Arthritis

46.4 million adults, or just over 1 in 5, in the United States have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

Health enemy # 8:  Obesity

Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions, with more than 1 billion adults overweigh and at least 300 million of them clinically obese.

The above information is provided by “Million Dollar Club”.