| With the evolution of industrialization, globalization | | | | High incidence of diabetes is mainly because of |
| with economical liberalisation, & technological | | | | sedentary life-style, that is, lack of physical activity, |
| upgradation, individual`s life-style has been changing. | | | | obesity, stress, & consumption of diets rich in |
| Individuals with particular type of genetic inheritance | | | | fat, sugar, & calories. |
| are predisposed to certain diseases trigerred by | | | | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is fourth |
| life-style existing factors. | | | | leading cause of death in the united states causing |
| Diet, life-style & environment are three | | | | long-term disability with more than 12 million been |
| important determinants related to cause of diseases. | | | | diagnosed. Emphysema & chronic bronchitis are |
| Inadequate intake of nutritional foods, consumption | | | | caused by heavy cigarette smoking, inhaling |
| of junk foods & beverages,such as, tea, coffee, | | | | substances,such as pollutants-smoke, fumes, & |
| alcohol have lessen the strength & stamina | | | | microbilogical infections. |
| needed for defensive mechanism of the body. | | | | Stoke is a medical emergency, characterized by |
| Environmental pollution is the result of industrialization | | | | rapidly developing loss of brain function due to |
| & deforestation, which have endanger the | | | | disturbance in the blood supply to the brain caused |
| health of the inhabitants. Individuals are dedicated to | | | | by thrombosis,or haemorrhage in the blood vessels. It |
| long working hours, working in night shifts, & | | | | is especially seen in individuals with complaints of high |
| with no physical activity have lead to sedentary | | | | blood pressure, high cholesterol count, smoking, |
| life-style. They are engaged with mental tension | | | | diabetes, & increasing age. |
| & anxiety,striving hard to sustain with the | | | | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is of prime |
| economical & social circumstances of the | | | | interest,because the reservoir of infection is human. |
| society. They easily adapt to unwanted habits,such | | | | WHO reported 33.4 million people living with HIV / |
| as, smoking, alcohol consumption & intake drugs | | | | AIDS worldwide in 2008, & only about 4 million |
| to relieve stress. These all perpetuate & | | | | HIV positive people having access to antiretroviral |
| accentuate the process of disease in the individuals, | | | | therapy. |
| which they become easily susceptible too. | | | | Chronic renal failure can be detected as an increase in |
| Diet rich in cholesterol & saturated fats raises | | | | serum creatinine or protein in the urine, especially in |
| the plasma cholesterol level, which builds | | | | those suffering from high blood pressure & |
| atherosclerosis of the arteries involving high risk to | | | | diabetes. |
| coronary heart disease.other contributing factors | | | | Alzheimer`s disease is a slowly progressive disease of |
| involved are, such as, insufficient regular physical | | | | the brain,that is characterised by impairment of |
| activity, competitive stressful life-style with typeA | | | | memory & eventually by disturbance in |
| personality behavior, use of contraceptives, cigarette | | | | reasoning, planing, language, & perception. Most |
| smoking, & diabetes. Texas heart institute | | | | patients develop this disease after the age of 70 |
| estimated coronary heart disease affecting almost 13 | | | | years, however, 2% - 5% of patients develop in the |
| millions of Americans with consequences of high | | | | fourth or fifth decade of life ( 40s / 50s). |
| mortality rate. | | | | In many countries of the western world including the |
| Increase intake of calories in excess of utilization gets | | | | United states,cirrhosis is one of the ten leading |
| stored in the form of unneeded energy in fat cells, | | | | causes of death attrributed by the implication of |
| which give rise to disease condition called | | | | alcohol abuse. |
| obesity.Obesity involves high risk factors to | | | | Cancer has been the number two cause of death. |
| diseases,such as, type2 diabetes, heart disease, | | | | Cancer of prostrate, lung, colorectal bladder, |
| osteoarthritis, & cancer. | | | | non-hodgkins lymphoma are reported in males. |
| The international diabetes federation estimated | | | | Females suffers from cancer of breast, lung, |
| number of diabetic patients in India more than | | | | colorectal, uterus, & ovary. |
| doubled from 19 million in 1995 to 40.9 million in 2007. | | | | |