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An Aging Populations Toll on Healthcare
An aging population is starting to skew health statistics in a new direction, taking the leading cause of death away from infection towards chronic noncommunicable diseases such as cancer and heart failure. Many of these new diseases can be directly related to obesity and complications resulting thereof such as diabetes and stroke. The population is aging rapidly and the number of people over the age of 65 is estimated to triple by 2050 from 500 million to 1.5 billion. With the accompanying health problems brought with this age group will come extra strain on the healthcare system meaning higher costs and a shift in healthcare priorities. For more information on this topic, visit this article by Anyssa Garza with Pharmacy Times.