CHRONIC, LIFESTYLE-

RELATED, AND
NONCOMMUNICABLE
DISEASE
What are the common types
of lifestyle-related
Noncommunicable Diseases
(NCDs)?
Cardiovascular disease
•is an illness or disorder that affects the
heart and blood vessels.
•the heart (cardio) and blood vessel
(vascular) disease are described together;
whatever affects one affects the other.
Stroke
• is a condition caused by the sudden
interference of blood flow throughout the brain,
rupture of the wall of an artery in the brain
brought about by high blood pressure, and
when there is a formation of blood clot in the
arteries of the brain this is usually results in a
loss of brain function.
Best way to prevent stroke:
oeat a healthy diet
oexercise regularly
oavoid smoking
oavoid drinking to much alcohol
High blood pressure
o is the force that is made by blood pushing against
the walls of the arteries and veins within the body.
Causes of high blood pressure
oobesity
oheredity
ostress
osmoking
Arteriosclerosis or “hardening of the
arteries”
ois a condition on which the arteries become
hard and stiff.
Hypertension is a major factor in the development of
arteriosclerosis.
Another factor in the development of arteriosclerosis
odiabetes
oovereating especially of eggs, butter, cream, and fatty
foods
oinfectious diseases
ooverweight
oexcessive nerve stress
Heart attack
ois usually caused by coronary heart disease.
Coronary heart disease
refers to a blockage of the coronary arteries-
those arteries supplying the tissue of the heart
with blood.
 Some suggestions to prevent
cardiovascular disease:
oDo not smoke tobacco
oDo a regular blood pressure checkup
oReduce the amount of high cholesterol foods in your diet
oEat more fish, fresh fruits, and vegetables
oAvoid salty foods
oExercise regularly at least 15 minutes aerobics to improve blood circulation
oMaintain ideal weight. If you are overweight, your heart has to work harder than it
should
oLearn to manage stress
Skin cancer
ois the most common type of cancer. The major
cause is too much exposure to sun’s ultraviolet
radiation. The amount of pigment in your skin
determines how vulnerable are you to the
damaging effects of sunlight.
Suggestions to prevent skin cancer
olimit or avoid direct exposure to the sun between 10:00 am
and 4:pm
owear sun-protective clothing, including a wide-brimmed
hat that shades the face, neck and ears.
ouse a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB
radiation and is SPF 30 or more.
oExamine the skin regularly. This includes examinations by a
health care professional and self-examinations.
Lung cancer
ois often difficult to detect early because
symptoms do not appear until the disease is
quite advanced
Symptoms of lung cancer
opersistent cough
ochest pain
orepeated attacks of pneumonia
obronchitis.
Leukemia
ois a cancer of the blood-forming tissues and is
the most common form of cancer in children.
Leukemia causes millions of abnormal and
immature white blood cells to be released into
the blood system.
Symptoms of leukemia
o fatigue onose bleeding
opaleness ovomiting
oseizures
oweight loss
opain in your bones or
orepeated infections joints
oeasy bruising