LIFESTYLE  

DISEASES
AND WELLNESS
-IT STARTS WITH YOU!
Submitted By: IIM Lucknow-WMP12
WMP5003-Alok Sawalia
WMP5023-Gaurav Katyal
WMP5024-Gurudutt Virmani
WMP5026-Kanika Bijlani
WMP5056-Sudhakar
 Content
• Introduction to Lifestyle Diseases
• Dimensions of Health and Wellness
• Lifestyle Diseases trend- Past and present.
• Factors contributing to Lifestyle Diseases
• Your role
• Suggestions
The World Health Organization (1947): “Health is
a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity.”

Wellness is the process of moving toward optimal

health.
 Facts about Lifestyle diseases

 Spreads with industrialization.

 Are potentially preventable.
 Can be reduced with changes in diet, lifestyle, and environment.
 Caused because of inappropriate relationship between people
and environment.
 The onset of lifestyle diseases is insidious, it take years to
develop.
 Once encountered do not lend themselves easily to cure.
 Top Lifestyle Diseases
DIABETES

HYPERTENSION

CEREBRAL STROKE

CANCERS

EYE PROBLEMS

BACK PAIN

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE

MENTAL ILLNESS-DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA

RESPIRATORY DISEASES
 Six Dimensions of Health & Wellness
Emotional wellness
requires understanding
emotions and coping
with problems that arise
in everyday life.
Intellectual wellness
involves doing to earn a
living or to contribute to
society.
Social wellness is the
ability to perform social
roles effectively,
comfortably, and
without harming others.
Spiritual wellness is the
state of harmony between
you and others.
Occupational wellness is
being able to enjoy what
you are having a mind open
to new ideas and concepts
Physical wellness is a
healthy body maintained by
eating right, exercising
regularly, avoiding harmful
habits, making informed
and responsible decisions
about health, seeking
medical care when needed,
and participating in
activities that help to
prevent illness.
Pillars of Wellness
Statistical Turnaround
 Causes of Death

 Early 20th Century - Communicable diseases were the

top three causes of death in United States.
 Mid 20th Century – Close to Two-third of deaths are
caused due to lifestyle diseases.
 Disease Burden
 Cardiovascular diseases will be the largest cause of death and disability in
India by 2020.
 52% of cardiovascular diseases deaths occur below the age of 70 in India
compared to 23% in established market economies.
 Number of diabetics in the age group of 20-79 in 2010 to be around 50.7
million. Around 80% of these deaths will occur in low and middle-income
countries.
 Long working hours and strict deadlines cause up to 75% of working
women to suffer from depression or general anxiety disorder, compared to
women with lesser levels of psychological demand at work.
 Obesity

A study conducted on students from government and public schools in Delhi

from November 2005 showed that 26% of the kids aged 14-17 years had
Syndrome X (caused by obesity), a precursor to diabetes; 1,168 students from
15 schools were screened - obesity was found to be the major cause other
problems
 Cost of Our Lifestyle

• A report, jointly prepared by the World Health Organization

(WHO) and the World Economic Forum, says India will incur
an accumulated loss of $236.6 billion by 2015 on account of
unhealthy lifestyles and faulty diet.
• The report also points to the fact that countries like China,
Russia and India currently lose more than 20 million
productive life-years annually to chronic diseases
 Lifestyle and Health

Main factors contributing to the lifestyle diseases

include
 Bad food habits- Processed foods , Alcohol, Tobacco
 Physical inactivity
 Stress
 Wrong body posture
 Disturbed biological clock
 Lifestyle and Health

 Transmission of infectious
disease
 Overuse of antibiotics
 Environmental factors
 Lack of access to health care
 Health Issues Among College Students

 Mental health
 Food and weight
 Health care
 Substance use and abuse
 Sexual and relationship health
 Accidents and injuries
 Why Worry????

 Death is inevitable.

 Modern science has eliminated the threat of death from most

infectious diseases.
 Lifestyle diseases are now the primary causes of death.

 The question now becomes- death at what age?

 The choice is yours: die young, or at a ripe old age.

 How to Fight with Lifestyle Disease

 Adopt healthy lifestyle behavior.

 Change from negative to positive lifestyle.
 Avoid Stress.
 Don’t bring office problems to home.
 Indulge in some physical activity.
 It Starts with You

No smoking and moderation of alcohol

Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night
Maintain a healthy body weight
Get regular exercise
Meditation
Healthy food habits
Being socially active
Maintain work- life balance
 Diet to avoid obesity

 An Average male requires 2200 Kcal of energy

 Typically this energy should come from
 Carbohydrates : 50% - 1100 Kcal- 225 Grams
 Proteins: 20% - 440 Kcal – 110 grams
 Fats : 30%- 660 Kcal- 73 Grams
 Excess energy is stored as fats primarily in abdominal
region in case on males and thighs in case of females
 Body also requires Vitamins which body cannot store
 Minerals such as Fe, Zn, Cu, -------
 So how and what should you eat?

 Avoid junk food ( pizza, samosa, Dosa, chips, cool drinks)

 Avoid sweets, tea/ coffee as far as possible
 Have small meals at regular intervals- 5 meals a day
 Have lots of fruits- Apples, Papayas, oranges, Pear
 Lots of Vegetables- Leafy vegetables, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower,
cucumber, green pea
 Reduce the quantity of oil in preparation of food
 Use dry fruits for snacking
 Exercise
45 Minutes- 5 times a week
 Aerobic Exercise
 Walking, Jogging
 running, cycling, skipping, swimming
 Dancing, salsa, kick boxing
 Anaerobic Exercise
 Weight Training
 Resistance training
 Yoga
 Surya namaskar
 Yog Asan
 Pranayam
THANK YOU