Causes and Effects of Lifestyle diseases

Causes and Effects of Lifestyle Diseases. What are Lifestyle Diseases?
Lifestyle diseases are defined as those health problems that react to changes in lifestyle. All lifestyle risk factors have one common property: they make breathing heavier and body O2 low. Cell hypoxia is the driving force of lifestyle diseases.
Causes of Lifestyle Diseases:
Controllable Factors: Certain habits, behaviors, and practices such as poor eating habits, inactivity, or smoking.
Factors that we cannot control such as age, gender, and heredity.

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2. Lifestyle diseases are defined as those health
problems that react to changes in lifestyle. All
lifestyle risk factors have one common
property: they make breathing heavier and
body O2 low. Cell hypoxia is the driving force of
lifestyle diseases.
What are Lifestyle Diseases?

3. What Causes Lifestyle Diseases?
Controllable Factors: Certain habits,
behaviors, and practices such as poor
eating habits, inactivity, or smoking.
Factors that we cannot control such as age,
gender, and heredity.

4. Improper Lifestyle:
Over eating
Excessive consumption of fats
Smoking
Drinking
Chewing tobacco
Sedentary life style
Lack of exercise

5. Disease Risk factors
Heart disease Smoking, high BP, elevated
Cholesterol, diabetes, Obesity,
physical inactivity, Ty-A personality
Cancer Smoking, alcohol, solar radiation,
ionizing radiation, work-site hazards,
environmental pollution, medications,
infectious agents, dietary factors
Stroke High BP, Elevated cholesterol,
smoking
Diabetes Obesity, diet
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Alcohol, no-use of seat belts, speed,
roads
Cirrhosis Alcohol
Depression Stress, Work life tension, No activities
Musculoskeletal Diseases

Awkward work posture, prolonged
activities, segmental vibration
Types of Lifestyle Diseases

6. Heart Diseases
Your heart and blood vessels make up your cardiovascular system.
The diseases that result from damage to your heart and blood vessels
are called cardiovascular diseases.
Types of CVDs: heart attack, atherosclerosis, and high blood pressure.

7. Risk Factors for Heart Diseases
Controllable
Tobacco Use
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Sedentary Lifestyle
Excessive Weight
Stress
Drug and Alcohol Use
Uncontrollable
Heredity
Gender
Age

8. Cancer
Cancer- a disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth
More than one million people in the United States are diagnosed
with cancer every year.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death
Cancer is more common in adults, but teens can get some forms
of cancer.
Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells

9. Risk Factors For Cancer
Tobacco use
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Dietary Factors
Radiation
Asbestos

10. Diabetes
A disorder in which cells are unable to obtain glucose from the blood such that high
blood-glucose levels result.
Type 1 diabetes or Juvenile Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes or
Maturity onset Diabetes

11. Risk Factors for Diabetes
o45 yrs & above
ooverweight
oclose family member with diabetes
odiabetes during pregnancy
ohad a baby that weighed > 9lbs (4kg)

12. Depression
•State of low mood and aversion to activity

affects thoughts, behavior, feelings and sense of well- being

•Life events and life style that may precipitate depressed mood
–Childbirth
–menopause
–financial difficulties
–job problems, Disease
–loss of a loved one
–relationship troubles

13. Musculoskeletal Disease
Healthy diet with physical activity builds strong & healthy bones
Exercise strengthens the bones , ligaments & muscle surrounding joints

14. Caution
C – Change in bowel habits
A – A sore that does not heal
U – Unusual bleeding or discharge
T – Thickening or a lump
I – Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
O – Obvious change in a wart or mole
N – Nagging cough or hoarseness

15. Healthy Lifestyles

16. Practicing Healthy Lifestyles
Diet- (Nutrition)Adopt healthy eating patterns, Consume fewer Calories
and be physically active.
Exercise- (Physical Activity)At least 150 min per week of moderate-
intensity, 2 or more days per week of muscle- strengthening activities.
Relaxation- Work/school/personal life balance, Relaxation response for
20 min, 1-2x/day
Addiction Management- Smoking, alcohol, food, drug, sex, violence

17. Bottom Line…
Eat Well, Move More,
And Enjoy Life!