(We might be living longer, but we are growing less healthy, and younger generations are about 15 years ahead of the older generation on the pathway to increasing frailty, disability and ill health.
The big three killers are:
Diabetes: increases the risk of heart failure and kidney failure.
Blood Pressure: a cause of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.
Being Overweight: increases the risk of heart disease, cancer and a range of other conditions.