Assessing Life-Style Diseases

With the evolution of industrialization, globalizationHigh incidence of diabetes is mainly because of
with economical liberalisation, & technologicalsedentary 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 inheritancefat, sugar, & calories.
are predisposed to certain diseases trigerred byChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is fourth
life-style existing factors.leading cause of death in the united states causing
Diet, life-style & environment are threelong-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, consumptioncaused by heavy cigarette smoking, inhaling
of junk foods & beverages,such as, tea, coffee,substances,such as pollutants-smoke, fumes, &
alcohol have lessen the strength & staminamicrobilogical infections.
needed for defensive mechanism of the body.Stoke is a medical emergency, characterized by
Environmental pollution is the result of industrializationrapidly developing loss of brain function due to
& deforestation, which have endanger thedisturbance in the blood supply to the brain caused
health of the inhabitants. Individuals are dedicated toby 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 sedentaryblood pressure, high cholesterol count, smoking,
life-style. They are engaged with mental tensiondiabetes, & increasing age.
& anxiety,striving hard to sustain with theHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is of prime
economical & social circumstances of theinterest,because the reservoir of infection is human.
society. They easily adapt to unwanted habits,suchWHO reported 33.4 million people living with HIV /
as, smoking, alcohol consumption & intake drugsAIDS 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 raisesserum creatinine or protein in the urine, especially in
the plasma cholesterol level, which buildsthose suffering from high blood pressure &
atherosclerosis of the arteries involving high risk todiabetes.
coronary heart disease.other contributing factorsAlzheimer`s disease is a slowly progressive disease of
involved are, such as, insufficient regular physicalthe brain,that is characterised by impairment of
activity, competitive stressful life-style with typeAmemory & eventually by disturbance in
personality behavior, use of contraceptives, cigarettereasoning, planing, language, & perception. Most
smoking, & diabetes. Texas heart institutepatients develop this disease after the age of 70
estimated coronary heart disease affecting almost 13years, however, 2% - 5% of patients develop in the
millions of Americans with consequences of highfourth 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 getsUnited 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 calledalcohol abuse.
obesity.Obesity involves high risk factors toCancer 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 estimatedFemales suffers from cancer of breast, lung,
number of diabetic patients in India more thancolorectal, uterus, & ovary.
doubled from 19 million in 1995 to 40.9 million in 2007.