Life style diseases

Regret for the inconvenience: we are taking measures to prevent fraudulent form submissions by extractors and page crawlers. Please type the correct Captcha word to see email ID. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, India Correspondence: S A Tabish, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India Received: May 04, 2017 | Published: July 21, 2017 Citation: Tabish SA (2017) Lifestyle Diseases: Consequences, Characteristics, Causes and Control. J Cardiol Curr Res 9(3): 00326. DOI: Download PDF Lifestyle diseases are ailments that are primarily based on the day to day habits of people. Habits that detract people from activity and push them towards a sedentary routine can cause a number of health issues that can lead to chronic non-communicable diseases that can have near life-threatening consequences. Non communicable diseases (NCDs) kill around 40 million people each year, that is around 70% of all deaths globally. 1 NCDs are chronic in nature and cannot be communicated from one person to another. They are a result of a combination of factors including genetics, physiology, environment and behaviours. The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases in addition to cancer. NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), stroke, diabetes and certain forms of cancer are heavily linked to lifestyle choices, and hence, are often known as lifestyle diseases. Cardiovascular diseases that include heart attacks and stroke account for 17.7 m...

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi As challenging as it can be to hear, we are made up of the sum total of all the During the past few years I have been making significant changes in my life – from In this post I am going to discuss – • What are Lifestyle Diseases • Leading Causes of Death • Types Lifestyle Diseases • Causes of Lifestyle Diseases • So What? What are Lifestyle Diseases? There are many definitions of lifestyle diseases, including – • “A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse.” ~ • “ a disease that potentially can be prevented by changes in diet, environment, and lifestyle, such as heart disease, stroke, obesity, and osteoporosis” ~ • “Lifestyle diseases characterise those diseases whose occurrence is primarily based on the daily habits of people and are a result of an inappropriate relationship of people with their environment. The main factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include bad food habits, physical inactivity, wrong body posture, and disturbed biological clock.” ~ • “Any condition – e.g., obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, sports injuries, and some cancers – that is attributable, at least in part, to lifestyle choices, e.g., diet, smoking, alcohol and drugs, promiscuity, unsafe sex, exercise, ...

Lifestyle Diseases We’ve entered into 2022 already, and few of us even have written goals with the headline on our journal “New Year, New Me”. Your goals surely are about self-development and self-growth, and they might include a few of the lifestyle changes you want to do this year. The changes might include eating mindfully, exercising and taking care of your mental health. It could be anything! If you have set such lifestyle goals, keeping track of them and applying them in your life, the good news here is you might be on your way to lifestyle diseases prevention. But, if you are far away from a healthy lifestyle, we might be unsure if you can save yourself from non-communicable diseases (NCDs)/ Lifestyle diseases. Did you Know? Lifestyle diseases kill almost 41 million people each year, which equals around 71% of the deaths globally. The death ratio due to lifestyle diseases is high, but living with such conditions can zap your energy and make everyday tasks difficult. You may have to manage the different medications which can influence what foods to eat and what foods you can’t eat. Further, such habits can also impact your mindset, mood and mental health. In this article, we’ll explain in detail what lifestyle diseases are and their causes, different types of lifestyle diseases and how you can cure and prevent lifestyle diseases. What are Lifestyle Diseases? Let’s understand lifestyle diseases a bit more with the help of this example: Suppose you are in Yoga studios ...

Conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and respiratory infections account for the majority of deaths each year around the world. Some preventive measures may help lower your risk. When people think of the deadliest diseases in the world, their minds probably jump to the fast-acting, incurable ones that grab headlines from time to time. However, many of these types of diseases don’t rank in the top 10 causes of worldwide deaths. An estimated Perhaps even more surprising is that several of the deadliest diseases are partially preventable. Non-preventable factors include where a person lives, access to preventive care, and quality of healthcare, all of which factor into risk. But there are several steps that everyone can take to lower their risk. Read on to see 10 of the deadliest diseases worldwide. Share on Pinterest The deadliest disease in the world is Also called ischemic heart disease, CAD Impact of CAD across the world Although it’s still the This may be because of better public health education, access to healthcare, and other forms of prevention. However, in many developing nations, mortality rates for CAD are on the rise. An increasing life span, socioeconomic changes, and lifestyle risk factors play a role in this rise. Risk factors and prevention Risk factors for CAD • • high cholesterol • smoking • family history of CAD • diabetes • having overweight Talk with a doctor or healthcare professional if you have one or more of these You can prevent CAD with medicat...

(Incl 18% GST) India has recently started observing a rise in several types of health-related issues due to lifestyle changes irrespective of age and gender. According to an article by the business world, roughly 61% of Indians die because of lifestyle diseases. These diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are not limited to adults only as kids are also getting affected nowadays. Read on to gain a detailed insight into the various aspects of lifestyle diseases! Lifestyle diseases are ailments whose occurrence is primarily linked with the day to day life habits of an individual. If these daily habits of an individual are improper, they might lead one to follow a sedentary lifestyle on a day-to-day basis. Such a lifestyle can further lead to several chronic non-communicable diseases, which can have near life-threatening consequences. Now that you are clear about the definition of lifestyle disease, scroll through to know various types of lifestyle diseases. 1. Heart Disease Heart diseases are an example of lifestyle diseases and refers to conditions involving the heart, its valves, muscles, vessels, or internal electric pathways responsible for muscular contraction. Some of the commonly occurring conditions of heart disease include the following: • Heart failure • Arrhythmias • Cardiomyopathy • Coronary artery disease • Heart valve disease Risk Factors: While the exact cause of heart disease or cardiovascular disease is not clear, there are several risk f...

A lifestyle disease is a disease linked to the way a person is living. Lifestyle diseases result in chronic diseases or noncommunicable diseases. [1] These terms are often used interchangeably. It is possible to reduce your risk of lifestyle diseases. Common lifestyle diseases include heart disease, stroke, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and more. [2] One major contributing factor to developing some of these diseases is how we live; in fact, our lifestyle primarily controls our risk of developing such diseases. Luckily, because we can change how we live, we could reduce our risk of developing such diseases by … well, changing our lifestyle: the foods we eat (or don’t eat), our exercise habits, stress levels, etc. In fact, our lifestyle is what primarily controls our risk of developing such diseases. Of course, the saying “easier said than done” rings true here. Changing our lifestyle habits can be especially hard to do. However, in some cases it could cost you your life. We hope this would be enough motivation to make any necessary changes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides that six out of ten adults in the United States have a chronic disease, and four have multiple! [3] The World Health Organization predicted that the portion of the global burden of disease that noncommunicable diseases are responsible for would reach 57 percent by this year. [4] Cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and diabetes had the most prevalence and worrying trends. Causes and Preven...

Top contributors • Karen Hofman Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand • Safura Abdool Karim Senior researcher, University of the Witwatersrand • Kate Taylor Visiting Fellow at Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne • Lennert Veerman Professor of Public Health, Griffith University • Ivy Shiue (Scthiue) Senior research associate, Northumbria University, Newcastle • Janet Viljoen Course coordinator for postgraduate level Certificate in Ergonomics, Rhodes University • Maureen Rimmer Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University • Aviva Tugendhaft Senior Researcher, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science, PRICELESS SA, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand • Zelra Malan Senior Lecturer, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University • Tilahun Haregu Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center • Peninah Masibo Training Coordinator, African Population and Health Research Center • Fabrice Etilé Economist - Paris School of Economics, Directeur de recherche, Inrae • DISDIER Anne-Célia Directrice de recherche en économie, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL • Lisa Oberlander PhD student in nutrition and health econom...