Peter Attia· MD
Yes, rates of cardiovascular disease have gone up because you actually have the chance to get cardiovascular disease now because you're not killed by a virus or you're not killed by a waring tribe or you're not killed by bacteria.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Yes, rates of cardiovascular disease have gone up because you actually have the chance to get cardiovascular disease now because you're not killed by a virus or you're not killed by a waring tribe or you're not killed by bacteria.
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