Lifestyle diseases
I can describe some common lifestyle diseases, factors that increase the risk of developing them, and steps you can take to help prevent them.
Lifestyle diseases
I can describe some common lifestyle diseases, factors that increase the risk of developing them, and steps you can take to help prevent them.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Some lifestyle factors affect the risk of developing non-infectious diseases of the gas exchange and circulatory system.
- Eating an unbalanced diet and not getting enough exercise can increase the risk of developing lifestyle diseases.
- Smoking, drinking alcohol and using drugs can increase the risk of developing lifestyle diseases.
- To prevent lifestyle diseases people can exercise, eat a balanced diet, not smoke and avoid drinking alcohol.
Common misconception
All fat in the diet should be excluded.
Fat is vital for a healthy balanced diet. Unsaturated fats from plants help to build cell membranes.
Keywords
Risk - Something that increases the chance of something harmful happening.
Non-infectious disease - A disease that cannot be passed from one organism to another.
Lifestyle factor - This is something a person can do that will affect their health.
Lifestyle disease - A type of non-infectious disease. The risk of it developing is affected by lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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