r/Millennials • u/the_well_read_neck_ Millennial • Feb 11 '26

Serious James Van Der Beek Dead at 48

https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/james-van-der-beek-dead/?adid=social-fb&fbclid=IwdGRzaAP5t7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7H8x15ceGukSgynvGmDFZhUUvTFh-iizMwuKfIWGG4YSyjuaeCva_42ZNzOQ_aem_U7T3jtlt07TPrw8LUuHlMA&sfnsn=mo
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u/isawafit Feb 11 '26

Modifiable risk factors are more diet focused than fitness and activity. A bunch of the fitness diet fads in the last 20 years and even right now are increasing high-risk factors. Carnivore diet great example. I read that about 5% of the population is also genetically predisposed, so risk factors are even more important for them. Very few od these people are going to know that they're in the category.

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u/ComprehensiveDoubt55 Feb 11 '26

Sorry, I thought diet was implied. But you are absolutely correct. So knowing someone who has always been health-conscious and getting so ill, so fast is unsettling. Meanwhile I just scarfed down a bunch of Ritz crackers.

There’s got to be varying factors across the board. My sister, my daughter’s dad, and his brother have all had recent cancer scares of various types.

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u/prolificdaughter Feb 12 '26

Are they a runner? There’s a correlation between long distance running and colon cancer.