240420 Newsletter
TITLE: Higher ultra-processed food intake was associated with bad health
SUBTITLE: Deaths from smoking drugs has overtaken death from injection of drugs
Lots of posters coming as time permits to upload them. First poster: Bipolar Medication and alcohol: Insane mix.
See past newsletters here Sponsor newsletter here
SHORT NOTES:
Higher ultra-processed food intake was associated with a 21% greater risk of death from any cause.
Deaths from smoking drugs has overtaken the injection of drugs as the leading cause of death.
Marijuana users are less likely to be obese, and have lower body mass index (BMI).
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment treats depression.
Life expectancy in Israel is 85 years for women and 82 years for men.
The Baby Bust is going to have major repercussions across society.
55% of the rural hospitals across the USA do not offer labor and delivery services.
LONG NOTES:
Oh Oh! Time To Make Some Dietary Adjustments – A recent research article in the British Medical Journal provided the results from a new “meta-analysis” study of over 45 studies covering about 10 million people. The results? The study found “convincing evidence that higher ultra-processed food intake was associated with about a 50% increased risk of cardiovascular disease-related death, a 48 to 53% higher risk of anxiety and common mental disorders, and a 12% greater risk of Type 2 diabetes.” The report also noted that there was “…highly suggestive evidence…indicated that diets high in ultra-processed foods were associated with a 21% greater risk of death from any cause.”
The report noted that the percentage of deaths from smoking drugs has overtaken the injection of drugs as the leading cause of death. It increased by a whopping 74% from 13.3% to 23.1% over the two years of 2020-22. Meanwhile, the percentage of overdose deaths from injections fell from 22.7% to 16.1% over the same period.
A milestone study published in the American Journal of Medicine in 2013 concluded: •cannabis compounds may help control blood sugar; marijuana users are less likely to be obese, and have lower body mass index (BMI) measurements — despite the fact that they seemed to take in more calories; pot smokers also had higher levels of “good cholesterol” and smaller waistlines
Confirming Deep TMS treats depression. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s BrainsWay’s has published another positive study of 247 depression patients receiving its Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment. 60% went into remission and 80% had a positive response. The results confirmed a 2023 study of 1,350 patients.
The number of Israelis aged 75 and over is growing by about 9,000 individuals per year. Life expectancy in Israel is 85 years for women and 82 years for men and continues to increase.
From Kevin Fickenscher – The baby bust -the decline in the overall birth rate. It’s an open question that does not seem to have a clear answer. Regardless, the Baby Bust is going to have major repercussions across society as we have seen with the closure of high schools now moving to colleges leading to a decline in trained workforce and the like.
Roughly 20% of the USA populace resides in rural America – yet it is a populace that is often ignored or dismissed. 55% of the rural hospitals across the USA do not currently offer labor and delivery services.
