Statistics
According to the Center for Diseases Control (CDC), 133 million Americans – 1 out of every 2 adults – have at least one chronic illness. Statistics on common chronic conditions is startling.
Asthma & Allergies
According to the CDC, 1 in 12 people, or about 25 million, have asthma, and the numbers increase each year.
Depression
According to the CDC, 1 in 10 adults in the US report depression.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Up to 20% of American adults have IBS.
Lupus
Between 1.5 and 2 million people in the US have Lupus.
Lyme Disease
The most common tick-borne infection in the USA, with 27,444 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention each year, up from fewer than 10,000 cases in the early 1990s.
Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually strikes women between the ages of 25 to 50 and is a systemic disease that affects the entire body. Approximately 1.5 million American adults have RA, with women outnumbering men 2.5 to 1.
Diabetes
About 215,000 people 20 years or younger have diabetes. Among Americans age 20 or older, 25.6 million people have diabetes.
Migraine
28 million Americans suffer from chronic migraines. One in five women experience migraine headaches versus one in 20 men.
Celiac & Gluten Intolerance
About 2 million people in the US have celiac disease, or about 1 in 133 people. According to Dr. Fasano, gluten sensitivity affects more people than celiac, about 7% of the U.S. population, or about 20 million Americans.
Fibromyalgia
The US Department of Health and Human Services estimates 8 million suffer from the fibromyalgia.
Stomach Motility Disorders
A striking 2 out of 5 people will experience some kind of chronic motility disorder during the course of their life. More severe motility disorders can affect as many as 1 in 10 people.
Crohn's Disease
More than 500,000 people suffer from Crohn’s disease; half of them women, and approximately 50% of patients are under 35 years of age at the time of diagnosis.
Food Allergies
Between 3% and 4% people in the U.S. actually have a food allergy, or about 12 million people, and there are about 30,000 visits to the emergency room each year caused by food allergies.
Thyroid Disorders
According to researchers at Harvard University, more than 12 million Americans have a thyroid disorder, and some do not know it.