Health Disparities

In today’s society there are many Health disparities that affect millions of Americans each year. Approximately 1.5 million people, who die each year, die from chronic diseases that are listed as one of the top 10 global health disparities. The type of health disparities that Americans face are Heart disease, Cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, Colon cancer, and Obesity. Heart disease is the leading cause of death throughout the world. Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for almost two-thirds of all deaths in the United States. There is debate about what causes and who are primarily affected by health disparities. Health disparities are not just based on race, ethnic and cultural differences. Observations and survey shows that one’s choice of lifestyle limits of benefits his or her access to health care. Reason for disparities in access to health care are many, but one can include that lack of insurance coverage, lack of a regular source of care, lack of financial resources, health literacy, and age are just a few factors that causes health disparities among Americans. Globes health disparities such as Type II Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, and Obesity are due to excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue and various organs at sufficient magnitude due to over nutrition. These health disparities have been proven to be treatable or less severe when under Caloric Restriction (CR) Colorectal Cancer has risen to epidemic proportions in the U.S. and worldwide, ranking it second in the top ten global health disparities. Colon cancer was the fifth most frequent cancer type diagnosed amongst men and fourth amongst women, whilst rectal cancer ranked sixth and seventh amongst men and women, respectively. Obesity is implicated as the risk as the risk factor for various conditions and diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and some forms of cancer. About 80% of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus cases are associated