Raw data, History of inflammatory diseases

I've been collecting data on inflammatory diseases going back to the 1980s. The rise in many inflammatory disease is highly correlated with the usage of glyphosate. If you want the raw numbers here is a Google spreadsheet you can view.

If you want to copy it you have my permission. If you have any problems getting access or copying it to your Google Drive, leave a comment here. You should not have to have, or log in to, a Google account to view this.

Different measures cover different years but here is what I have historical rates for.

Tab "Master Percent": asthma, allergies,  ADHD, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, autism, serious psych difficulties, depression, any mental illness. The sources for this tab are on the "Sources" tab.

Tab "Chronic Conditions": percent with high blood pressure, depression, percent with 2 or 3 chronic conditions, pct with 4-5 chronic conditions.

NOTES:

1. In the case a single number spans multiple years, the beginning year and each succeeding years in that group will have the same value. Ex: Years 1988-1990 have a value of 1%. Years 1991-1993 have a value of 2%. Year 1988-1990 will each contain 1%, years 1991-1993 will have a value of 2%.

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DmZD-QyQrOclQ0W4KOCua-GT_hjq-XQy6cm_lgPYaTA/edit?usp=sharing

Historical Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions in America

1. About 25% of adult Americans have more than one chronic condition (Multiple Chronic Condition = MCC). Over 66% of health care spending is for this 25% of people with MCC.
2. About 66% of Medicare users have MCC.
3. About 75% of people age 65 or older have MCC.

Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) are clearly a huge problem in America, one that will not be solved by universal or single-payer healthcare. Most of these health problems are from a lifetime of bad choices. When there is no substantial disciplinary result for bad behavior, bad behavior continues ad infinitum.

Chronic conditions include: Alzheimer's and related dementia, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation, autism disorders, some cancers, chronic kidney disease, depression, diabetes, heart failure, hepatitis B & C, HIV and AIDS, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease, osteoporosis, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, stroke.

These conditions are likely based on inflammation: asthma, some cancers, high blood pressure, stroke.

These conditions are possibly caused by inflammation: Alzheimer's and dementia, depression. 

High Blood Pressure and Depression continues to go up between 2004 and 2013.  (Google Spreadsheet.)

Heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, cerebrovascular disease (contributes to stroke), and diabetes  are the 5 leading causes of death in the US and they account for 50% of the deaths in the US. [2]

There are very simple and inexpensive treatments for these top 5:

1. Get regular exercise. 
2. Eat better foods. 
3. Lower intake of sugar, salt. 
4. Lose weight to be your doctor-specified weight. 
5. Eat only organic foods. Your food bill will go up a bit, but your medical bill will drop drastically. 

While some people are genetically predisposed to certain things like diabetes or high blood pressure, that is not an excuse for treating the body like a trash dump, or being lazy. These people simply have to work harder to become healthy. The cost of a lifetime of bad choices continues to put a strain on government benefits and taxes on citizens. Hopefully more people will start treating their bodies better to reduce the cost of their own health care.


Source
[1] HHS on Multiple Chronic Conditions. Last accessed Apr 9, 2016.
[2] Ford, E. S., Croft, J. B., Posner, S. F., Goodman, R. A., & Giles, W. H. (2013). Co-Occurrence of Leading Lifestyle-Related Chronic Conditions Among Adults in the United States, 2002-2009. Preventing Chronic Disease, 10, E60. http://doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120316.
[3] Obesity rates over time. Table 64. 1988-1994 and 2009-2012. CDC.

Rise of inflammatory diseases and rise of GMOs

Inflammatory diseases include arthritis, asthma, allergies, Crohn's disease, food intolerance, and diabetes. There is a theory that as more GMO crops are eaten, inflammatory disease increases, especially among children. Causation between GMOs and inflammatory disease isn't clear but there is some correlation.

• 43% of children in the US have a chronic disease, 52% when you include obesity. (GMO Science, Dec 2015.)
• Between 1985 and 2004, diabetes in Philadelphia children increased 29%. (Lipman, 2013.)
• Between 1991 and 2002, Crohn's disease in children more than doubled. (Malaty, 2010.)
• Between 1993 and 2000, the age of diagnosis of asthma in children has fallen. (Radhakrishnan, 2014.)
• ADHD, autism, and neurodevelopmental problems are rising. (GMO Science, Dec 2015). 
• A 2010 study found that, by studying blood saved since 1974, the incidence of Celiac Disease doubled about every 15 years. (Tack, 2010.)

Cleary, more study needs to be done.

Sources

1. Blackburn, Clare M, Nicholas J Spencer, and Janet M Read. “Is the Onset of Disabling Chronic Conditions in Later Childhood Associated with Exposure to Social Disadvantage in Earlier Childhood? A Prospective Cohort Study Using the ONS Longitudinal Study for England and Wales.” BMC Pediatrics 13 (2013): 101. PMC. Web. Link last accessed Mar 31 2016.
2. GMO Science. Top 5 Childhood Diseases on the Rise. Link last accessed Mar 31, 2016.
3. Lipman TH1, Levitt Katz LE, Ratcliffe SJ, Murphy KM, Aguilar A, Rezvani I, Howe CJ, Fadia S, Suarez E. Increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes in youth: twenty years of the Philadelphia Pediatric Diabetes Registry. Diabetes Care. 2013 Jun; 36(6):1597-603. doi: 10.2337/dc12-0767. Epub 2013 Jan 22. Free full study last accessed Mar 31, 2016. Results: Between the 1985-1989 cohort and 2000-2004 cohort, diabetes type 1 has increased 29%.
4. Malaty HM, Fan X, Opekun AR, Thibodeaux C, Ferry GD. Rising incidence of inflammatory bowel disease among children: a 12-year study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jan; 50(1):27-31. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181b99baa. PubMed PMID: 19934770. Link to abstract last accessed Mar 31, 2016. Results: From 1991 to 2002, the incidence rate of Crohn's Disease has doubled from 1.1/100,000/year to 2.4/1001,000/year
5. Radhakrishnan, Dhenuka Kannan et al. Trends in the age of diagnosis of childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 134 , Issue 5 , 1057 - 1062.e5. Nov 2014. Full article is free. 1.059 million children records from years 1993 to 2000 were examined. Result: age of first asthma diagnosis is decreasing in this time period. 
6. Saadeh, Danielle Saadeh, Pascale Salameh, Denis Caillaud, Denis Charpin, Frédéric De Blay, Christine Kopferschmitt, François Lavaud, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Isabelle Baldi and Chantal Raherison. Prevalence and association of asthma and allergic sensitization with dietary factors in schoolchildren: data from the french six cities study. BMC Public Health. 201515:993. Link accessed Mar 31, 2016. Results: "Diet is associated with wheeze, asthma and allergic sensitization but not with BHR in children. These results provide further evidence that adherence to a healthy diet including fruits, meat and fish seems to have a protective effect on asthma and allergy in childhood." (Notice how they exclude vegetables, which are the majority of GMO crops in the US.)
7. Tack, G. J. et al. The spectrum of celiac disease: epidemiology, clinical aspects and treatment. Nat. Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 7, 204–213 (2010); published online 9 March 2010; doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2010.23. PDF Link accessed Mar 31, 2016. Results: Many factors have affected the higher rate of celiac disease.