risk factors non communicable

• common risk factors


  lifestyle

  environment (e.g air pollution)

  substance in your body
• in developed countries non communicable diseases are more commong as people generally have a higher income and cay buy high-fat foodn Nationally, people from deprived areas are more likely to smoke, poor diet and not excerice leading to obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
• smoking


  cardiovascular disease

  lung disease

  lung cancer

  damages walls of arteries and cells in the lining of lungs
• obesity


  cause type 2 diabetes making body less sensitive or resistant to insulin meaning it struggles to control the concentration of glucose in the blood
• drinking too much alcohol


  liver diease

  brain damage, damaging nerve cells causing brain to lose volume
• smoking when preganat reduces the amount of oxygen the baby recieves in the womb and can cause lots of health probles for the unborn babay. drinking alcohol too damages the baby's cells affecting its development causing a wide range of issues
• cancer


  can be caused by exposure to certain substances or radiation
• risk factors can be identified using correlation