non communicable disease

• a risk factor is anything that increases a persons chance of catching a disease
• non communicable diseases cant be passed from person to person
• give 3 examples of non - communicable diseases .

  coronary heart disease / cancer / diabetes
• non communicable diseases are caused by lifestyle and environmental choices
• one lifestyle factor is obesity which is a risk factor for diabetes and heart attacks
• one environmental risk is smoking which causes lung cancer
• smoking directly causes lung disease lung cancer and cardiovascular disease
• toxins in smoke directly damage alveoli and blood vessels
• too much alcohol causes liver disease
• obesity and lack of exercise causes type 2 diabetes
• developed countries like the uk end up eating too much unhealthy food
• obesity is a problem in developed countries
• over consumption of unhealthy foods and lack of excersize causes obesity
• more deprived areas are more likely to smoke overconsume unhealthy food and not excersize
• COPD is an irreversable lung damage
• people with COPD find it very difficult to breath
• smoking is a primary risk of COPD depending on how much you smoke and the intensity
• bronchitis is inflamation of bronchi and bronchioles causing mass production of mucus leading to coughing
• emphysema is fewer large alveoli decreasing surface area for gas exchange and diffusion