Lifestyle diseases
Q. Which of the following are lifestyle diseases?
1) Stroke
2) Heart disease
3) Type 2 diabetes
4) Obesity- Published on 03 May 16a. 1, 3, 4
b. 1, 2, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
- Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse.
- They can include Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, metabolic syndrome, chronic renal failure, osteoporosis and depression.
- Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, and premature mortality.
- These diseases are often associated with genetic factors and other common, modifiable lifestyle risks, including obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco smoking, risky alcohol consumption, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
- It should be noted, however, that lifestyle diseases have their onset later in an individual's life and need a longer lifespan in order to become the cause of death. This suggests that the life expectancy at birth of 49.24 years in 1900 was too short for degenerative diseases to occur, compared to a life expectancy at birth of 77.8 years in 2004.
