In 2014, ~60% of US adults had a chronic disease; 42% had at least two. By 2019, 53.8% of young adults (18-34) had one chronic condition, and 22.3% had multiple.
Addressing the Chronic Disease Epidemic Policy should focus on unacknowledged factors like the contaminated water/food supply and childhood hyper-vaccination, while continuing to tackle classic risk factors. Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:07:59 GMT https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/addressing-the-chronic-disease-epidemic by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
As of 2014, approximately 60% of American adults suffered from at least one chronic disease, 42% had at least two, and 12% lived with five or more. In 2019, over half (53.8%) of young adults aged 18–34 reported at least one chronic condition, while nearly a quarter (22.3%) reported living with multiple chronic conditions.
Multiple Chronic Conditions in the United States - RAND CORPORATION (2017)
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