Lifestyle diseases share harmful factors such as prolonged exposure to three behavioral disorders - smoking, unhealthy diets, and inactivity - and lead to the development of chronic diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, chronic obstructive obstruction lung diseases, and other types of cancer.
These diseases were considered the diseases of the developed world, called "Western diseases" or "diseases of wealth"; however, internationally they are known as non-communicable and chronic diseases, part of a group of degenerative diseases. A chronic illness can lead to loss of independence, years of disability, or death, and place a significant economic burden on health services.
Today, chronic illness is a major public health problem worldwide. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 61 percent of all deaths - 35 million - and 49 percent of the worldwide disease burden caused by chronic illness. By 2030, the number of deaths worldwide due to chronic diseases is expected to rise to 70 percent and the global disease burden of 56 percent. Significant growth is expected in parts of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
The World Health Assembly adopted a resolution in 2000 regarding the prevention and control of chronic diseases. It called on its Member States to develop national policy frameworks, taking into account healthy public policies and financial and tax measures targeted at healthy and unhealthy goods and services. The resolution also called for the establishment of programs to prevent and control chronic diseases; diagnosing and monitoring deaths and the number of illnesses in the area due to chronic diseases; to promote effective prevention of secondary and tertiary institutions; and developed guidelines for affordable diagnostics, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic diseases, with special emphasis on developing countries.
The combination of the four elements of a healthy lifestyle - maintaining a healthy weight, regular exercise, following a healthy diet, and not smoking - seems to be associated with an 80 percent reduction in the risk of developing a common and fatal disease, chronic diseases. This reinforces current public health recommendations for the maintenance of healthy lifestyles, and because the roots of these practices often emerge during the stages of health development, it is very important to start early in teaching important lessons about healthy living.
However, despite the well-known benefits of a healthy lifestyle, only a small percentage of adults follow such a principle; the numbers actually go down. Unfortunately, there is very little public awareness of the link between health and lifestyle. Many are unaware that lifestyle changes are a key factor in the development of chronic diseases, as a result of increased morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle - often viewed as a personal matter. However, lifestyles are social processes and lifestyles that individuals experience that reflect personal, group, and societal identity.
Modest but affordable adjustments in lifestyle can have a profound effect on the individual and the population. Health professionals and the media are now repeating the message that for people to stay healthy, they need to behave in a healthy way. Exercise, quitting smoking, eating a high-fiber diet, low-fat diets, controlling your weight, and learning to deal with stress reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and premature death.
A comprehensive public health approach to tobacco control effectively prevents the use of tobacco and promotes its cessation, through a range of measures including tax and pricing policy, tobacco advertising restrictions, promotion and sponsorship, packaging and labeling requirements, educational campaigns, tobacco advertising, promotions and sponsorship, packaging and labeling, packaging, restrictions on tobacco advertising. Smoking in public places, and smoking cessation support services. The broad path should include young people to reach all people. National policy measures that are known to have a significant impact on individual consumption levels, wage rates, and implementation rates require ongoing political will and co-operation, and above all, effective and enforceable law.
In addition, effective public health measures are urgently needed to promote physical activity and improve global health. The challenge of promoting physical activity is a responsibility of governments, just like the people. However, individual exercise is influenced by the environment, sports and recreation facilities, and national policy. It requires collaboration between many sectors, such as health, sports, education and cultural policy, media and information, transportation, town planning, local government, and financial and economic planning. In this regard, the World Health Organization supports its member states by providing nationally based evidence on the health, social, and economic benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
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