Discover lifestyle diseases, a critical global health challenge involving chronic conditions largely preventable through informed choices. This section explores...
Lifestyle diseases are chronic non-communicable diseases primarily linked to daily habits, lack of physical activity, unhealthy diets, and environmental factors, rather than infectious agents.
Key examples include Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, strokes), hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, certain cancers, and chronic respiratory diseases.
Prevention involves adopting a balanced diet, regular physical exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol, and managing stress effectively.
While many are not fully 'curable' in the traditional sense, they are largely manageable and often reversible through significant lifestyle changes and medical intervention, greatly improving quality of life.