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Chronic disease
Elderly
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Most chronic diseases are
present
Result of interactions between multiple disease processed +
Loss
in
physiological
functions
•
Cardiovascular
disease,
Type 2 diabetes
,
Cancers
peaks
Benefit in
changing
risk factors & adopting health-promoting
behaviors
(e.g.
exercise
, healthy
diets)
Maximize health by
avoiding
/
delaying
preventable
disability