Re:Doomsday Prep for the Super-rich
by LyndsySimon on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:27PM
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I did some math on my end too - I decided that at my weight, I was more likely to die or experience a great reduction in quality of life due to complications incidental to obesity than anything else. As a result, I'm focused on dropping weight and getting healthier before anything else :)
I'm really curious what those guidelines are. I don't see them listed in that link.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243071.php
That's the tl;dr version. For each of those bullet points there is obviously some nuance, e.g. knowing how much exercise counts as being physically active.
In nominal terms, your risk of dying in a society-wide collapse is actually larger than your risk of dying in a car accident.[1] So if you wouldn't think twice about taking basic steps to lower your chances of vehicle death (e.g. wearing a seatbelt) then it's absolutely rational to be at least concerned about your risk of dying in the apocalypse.
However, in absolute terms your risk of dying in the apocalypse is still considerably smaller than the most common causes of death. Given that only 1.2% of Americans meet all 7 guidelines for good cardiovascular health[2], being a prepper probably has negative returns unless you already have enough money to access safe food and healthcare, you're meeting all the guidelines for good cardiovascular health, you don't have any neglected mental health issues, etc.
[1] http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/04/a-huma...
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22427615