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60% of Americans Have a Chronic Illness | Mark Hyman

18 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief segment, Lewis AI corrects a common misconception about chronic disease prevalence, stating that six out of ten Americans currently live with a chronic illness, and four out of ten have multiple conditions. The prevalence rises sharply with age, reaching 83% among those over 65. Chronic diseases mentioned include heart disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia, and autoimmune disorders. The speaker attributes the root causes of this epidemic primarily to three factors: the modern American diet, lifestyle habits, and exposure to environmental toxins, framing these as the “big three” drivers of chronic illness.

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Six out of 10 Americans will have a chronic disease in their lifetime. Is that correct? No. Six out of 10 Americans today have a chronic illness. Six out of 10 have it now. Four out of 10 have more than one. Really? If you're over 65, it's 83%. We'll have a chronic illness. Has a chronic disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia, autoimmune disease, you name it. And what is a chronic disease? What is the root of all chronic illness? Well, we're going to unpack that, but it's primarily our food and our lifestyle and our environmental toxins. I would say those are the big three things that are driving it.