This article says yes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/health/30age.html?ex=1156132800&en=fde08dd523f3244a&ei=5070
2006-08-19 16:22:49 · 9 answers · asked by Jp83 6 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes more than before
2006-08-19 16:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Ms_4peace 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, despite all we have learned about the human body, people are getting sicker younger. Over 85,000 new chemicals have been created since the last world war, including air fresheners and cleaning supplies. These chemicals create an inflammatory response in the body. Inflammation can lead to some serious diseases including heart attack.
Many diseases are caused by poor nutritional choices as well. People are eating a lot of fast food and pre-packaged foods which are loaded with salt and fat to make them taste good.
A relative of mine is in the hospital right now with congestive heart failure and adult onset diabetes. Every hospital in the city is overflowing with cardiac patients right now, in fact, there are people in the hallways being treated.for some serious heart ailments.
All of this is preventable through proper nutrition choices and we need to really work on reducing free radicals, inflammation, bacteria, acid and fungus through the use of phytonutrients, flavenoids and polysaccharides. Unfortunately most people do not take action with their health until it is too late.
2006-08-19 20:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, very! Back in the middle ages life expectancy was like 30 years old!
2006-08-19 16:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general I think they are due to better nutrition and vaccines, but I see an alarming trend of children having what used to be considered as "Old folks disease and I fear it is being cause by the chemicals in our food and the onslaught of medications for every conceivable ailment being pushed by the drug companies on numerous commercials.
You can't watch one hour of tv anymore without someone telling you "Ask your doctor about.......(name any drug here)
2006-08-19 17:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read today that the number of fat people in the world, (including myself), is now greater than the number of starving people in the world. In some ways we are better, and yet we are worse.
2006-08-19 16:30:37 · answer #5 · answered by eric l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say no. People in this day and age are not healthy because they have too many choice of eating jonke than old days.
2006-08-19 16:29:46 · answer #6 · answered by flowermieses@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not dieing from all of the diseases that killed them in the old days - so I say yes.
2006-08-19 16:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well we are living longer than, say, the 1800's but that is not saying much. they had pretty rough lives.
2006-08-19 16:28:29 · answer #8 · answered by Big hands Big feet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no !!
2006-08-19 16:29:48 · answer #9 · answered by fast track 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋