diet related diseases statistics
As adults grow older, they have a greater chance of developing certain diet-related diseases, such as hypertension (high blood pressure), heart disease, cancer, and/or osteoporosis.emember that fats and cholesterol are not the only dietary constituents that may influence a personâs risk of developing heart disease. Other factors implicated by research studies include: 1  water hardness. 2  amount of sugar in the diet. 3  amount of dietary fiber in the diet. 4  various vitamins. 5  caffeine. 6  others.