BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study conducted by British researchers suggested that junk food, alcohol, cigarette and couch potato lifestyles have become the leading cause of death and ill-health in the country.
The study by Public Health England found life expectancy rose by 6.4 years between 1990 and 2013, increasing from 75.9 to 81.3 years. But over the same period, the burden of disability barely changed due to impacts of chronic diseases.
Analysis shows that while death rates from diabetes fell by 56 percent, the number of years lost to disability and illness linked to the condition rose by 75 percent over the same period.
The researchers also found that the number of deaths from alcohol-related disease has increased significantly. The figures for England, which tracks the impact of disease since 1990, show a 57 percent rise in liver cancer deaths and a 42 percent increase in deaths from cirrhosis.
Researchers call for cutting down on junk food diets, alcohol, cigarettes and couch potato lifestyles to make the British people live more healthier.
