Peter Attia· MD
by the time you're 75, the risk of death from a fall is enormous. Now, it's not as high as Alzheimer's disease. It's not as high as cancer, and it's not as high as heart disease, but it comes in pretty much just after that.
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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.
by the time you're 75, the risk of death from a fall is enormous. Now, it's not as high as Alzheimer's disease. It's not as high as cancer, and it's not as high as heart disease, but it comes in pretty much just after that.
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Now, it's not as high as Alzheimer's disease. It's not as high as cancer, and it's not as high as heart disease, but it comes in pretty much just after that.