1. Overview of Common Lifestyle Diseases
The 21st century is now faced with diseases like diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity and heart disease. ... A report jointly prepared by the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum says 60% of all deaths worldwide in 2005 (35 million) resulted from non-communicable diseases (LD) and accounted for 44% premature deaths. ... The lifestyle factors associated with these diseases can be of two types: Modifiable factors (those that can be changed) like food habits, physical activity level, addiction (smoking, drinking), stress, etc, and Non-modifiable factors (those t...
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