Sentence examples for cause of ills from inspiring English sources

Sweetness enhancers could prove important if it turns out that the fructose portion of sugar is the core cause of ills like diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

"It is well known that smoking is associated with a range of illness and is the primary preventable cause of ill health and premature death.

"SPORT", as George Orwell noted more than 60 years ago, "is an unfailing cause of ill-will".

If stress is a major cause of ill health, interventions to alleviate it -- counseling, antidepressants, even yoga -- might be beneficial.

Smoking is a leading preventable cause of ill health and premature death, and a major contributor to health inequality.

It is the largest single cause of ill health – 28% compared to 16% each for cancer and heart disease.

The World Health Organisation has recognised that alcohol is a major cause of ill-health worldwide and that action on alcohol must fall into three areas: affordability, availability and promotion.

Vodka is the glue that binds Russia, but it is also a major cause of ill-health in the former superpower.

"Whilst short sleep may represent a cause of ill health, long sleep is believed to represent more an indicator of ill health," said Professor Francesco Cappuccio, who led the study and is head of the Sleep, Health and Society programme at the University of Warwick.

In the autumn of 1945, a British tour by the Moscow Dynamos soccer team prompted George Orwell to remark that so far from furthering the brotherhood of man, "sport is an unfailing cause of ill will".

The text of Mr. Mbeki's remarks released in advance of his speech said: "The world's biggest killer and the greatest cause of ill health and suffering across the globe, including South Africa, is extreme poverty".