About Noncommunicable Diseases
- Sep 30, 2016
- 1 min read
Noncommunicable diseases(NCD) are also called chronic diseases.
NCD's are the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing 60% of all deaths. Of the 35 million people who died from chronic diseases in 2005, one-half were under 70 and one-half were women."
According To The Center for Disease Control( CDC), "Chronic diseases and conditions—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems."
When we consider that the other causes of deaths: accidents, suicides, communicable diseases and other causes together make up the other 40%, it is clear that chronic diseases are the number 1 global health issue.
The chronic diseases are:
Strokes
Heart disease
Diabetes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)
Cancer
Asthma
Lung disease
Fortunately, these chronic diseases can be prevented by developing healthy lifestyle habits.
The unhealthy habits that become part of ones's lifestyle and put one's health at risk for these diseases are: physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, overweight/obesity, smoking, air pollution and harmful use of alcohol.
If you are physically challenged or have been diagnosed with any of these diseases, changing these habits will improve your quality of life and may even reverse them.
For a healthy lifestyle It is important to get rid of these risk factors by eliminating or reducing them. Our health program focuses on helping people get rid of these bad habits through consumer health education, online tools and resources.
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