Define the term lifestyle disease. Describe how an individual can play a major part in preventing this kind of disease


Lifestyle diseases, including some forms of cancer, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, osteoporosis, and liver disease, are conditions that may be aggravated by modern lifestyles that include too little exercise, poor diets, and excessive drinking and smoking. Lifestyle diseases are also referred to as diseases of affluence.

People may choose to change lifestyle patterns of exercise, diet, and drinking practices to reduce the risks of acquiring these diseases.

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