与一些人的说法相反，如果工业化社会的人们采用桑氏饮食，这些高血压和肥胖症的社会发病率未必会大幅降低。
Poor diet, lack of exercise, obesity, and a smoking habit are commonly cited as the big factors.糟糕的饮食、缺少锻炼、肥胖还有吸烟的习惯往往被人们认为是关键因素所在。
Both cancer and heart disease are conditions with multiple causes such as genetics, smoking, obesity and diet, so it is unlikely that simply taking a multi-vitamin supplement would prevent them.癌症和心脏病的发生是多个原因的，例如，基因、吸烟、肥胖和饮食，所以不是说简单地服用复合维生素就可以预防。
