Way of life Illnesses In India

The health School of Public Health conducted a study and estimated that the economic burden of these diseases on India will be approximately $ 6.2 trillion in 2012 through 2012. Are you confused about how much money it is? 1 trillion = 100,000 crore, go figure! That amount is almost nine times the total healthcare spending of the past 19 years of $ 710 billion.

Lifestyle diseases in India

Do you know what lifestyle diseases include?

According to Wikipedia, lifestyle diseases (sometimes referred to as longevity diseases or interchangeable diseases of civilization) are diseases that appear to be increasing in incidence as countries become more industrialized and people live longer.

In short, lifestyle diseases are all about unhealthy eating, junk food, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and drinking.

Lifestyle diseases in India include Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, asthma, cancer, chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney failure, osteoporosis, stroke, depression and obesity.

Let's talk about lifestyle diseases in India that most of us suffer from. Sometimes we ignore them! These are body aches (all kinds of pain after long periods of sitting in the office or headache from stress, etc., etc., etc.), depression, vitamin D deficiency, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity … Phew! I'm tired of listing more!

Are you doing your part to save yourself and your family from these lifestyle diseases that have accumulated all around us?

Will you pass these lifestyle ailments on to your next generation? CONSIDER…. !!

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