Risk factor for non communicable diseases

• What is a risk factor?


  Anything that increases the chance of developing a certain disease during a lifetime
• Do risk factors guarantee that a person will develop a disease?


  No, they only increase the chance of it happening
• What type of diseases will this video focus on regarding risk factors?

  Non-communicable diseases
• What are non-communicable diseases?


  Diseases that cannot be spread from person to person
• Give two examples of non-communicable diseases.


  Coronary heart disease and diabetes
• What are the common categories of risk factors?


  Aspects of a person's lifestyle, substances in the body, or environmental factors
• How does obesity act as a risk factor?


  It is often due to poor lifestyle choices and increases the risk of diabetes and heart attacks
• What are two environmental risk factors mentioned?

  Exposure to air pollution and smoking
• How do multiple risk factors interact in relation to cardiovascular disease?


  Diet, obesity, smoking, and lack of exercise all contribute to cardiovascular disease
• What direct link does smoking have with diseases?


  It has been proven to directly cause cardiovascular disease, lung disease, and lung cancer
• What health issue can excessive alcohol consumption cause?

  Liver disease
• What are the potential health problems for an unborn baby if the mother smokes or drinks during pregnancy?


  A whole range of health problems
• How can obesity lead to type-2 diabetes?

  Obesity can be caused by poor diet and lack of exercise, which are risk factors for type-2 diabetes
• What substances can cause cancer?

  Asbestos and radiation
• How do diseases affect individuals beyond their own health?

  They impact family, friends, and the economy
• What happens to a family when a member gets seriously ill?

  The family may become poorer if the ill member cannot work
• What is the national impact of increased disease prevalence?

  The workforce becomes less productive and government spending on health increases
• What do scientists need to find out about diseases?


  Who catches each type of disease and why
• Why do certain groups of people have a higher incidence of associated diseases?


  They are more likely to have certain risk factors than others
• What lifestyle factors contribute to obesity in developed countries?


  Higher incomes leading to unhealthy food consumption and sedentary lifestyles
• What is the relationship between deprivation and health in the UK?


  People from more deprived areas are more likely to smoke, have poor diets, and not exercise enough
• What are the key takeaways regarding risk factors and health?


  • Many risk factors affect disease chances
  • Some risk factors are out of our control
  • Lifestyle choices significantly impact health