Fitness and Care

No matter how much of a cliché it may sound, the maxim that prevention is better than cure applies – especially when it comes to men’s health. The reason why this is so is because when you look at the top 10 leading causes of deaths in males in the United States, you would see that they are actually perfectly preventable.

To give you an idea, here is a quick list of the top 10 leading causes of deaths in males in the United States for 2004, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

1. Heart disease, 27.2% of total deaths

2. Cancer, 24.3% of total deaths

3. Unintentional injuries, 6.1% of total deaths

4. Stroke, 5% of total deaths

5. Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 5% of total deaths

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