Focus on disease risk factors is creates confusion
Clarity is essential when it comes to health organizations’ presentation of specific disease risk factors to the public, says Healthy Eating, Healthy World author Jim Hicks. “Sadly, the implication for the casual reader is that if they have none of the top ten risk factors, they can chow down on all of the burgers, steaks and ribs that they want — and they won’t get heart disease,” he says.