Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are believed to be independent risk factors for the occurrence of numerous diseases, including, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental health, all leading to substantial morbidity and/or premature death. It has been found that regular exercise, is associated with better quality of life and health outco...

Background: Breast and Gynecological cancers are a major public health problem. Smoking is a lifestyle associated with several chronic diseases including cancer, and is a cause of preventable death. Other lifestyles of public health concern like poor dietary habits and lack of exercise, predisposes many people to dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity; which are risk factors for metabolic syndr...

OBJECTIVE Differences in health, lifestyles, and use of health care between groups of varying ethnic origin can have important implications for preventive and curative health care. This paper studies whether socioeconomic factors explain ethnic differences in these outcomes. DESIGN Data on health status, lifestyles, and use of health care were obtained from interviews with 3296 people aged 16...

BACKGROUND Unhealthy lifestyles and depression are highly interrelated: depression might elicit and exacerbate unhealthy lifestyles and people with unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to become depressed over time. However, few longitudinal evidence of these relationships has been collected in emerging countries. The present study aims i) to analyse whether people with unhealthy lifestyles are...

Much adult lung disease, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is likely to have its origin in fetal life and early childhood1, to be modified by genes2,3 and influenced by the establishment of lifestyles, including cigarette smoking, exercise and diet in the transition from childhood to adulthood (Fig 1). Most adult lifestyles are formed during childhood and adoles...

Increasing European co-operation must take place in many areas, including medical ethics. Against the background of common cultural norms and pluralistic variation within political traditions, religion and lifestyles, Europe will have to converge towards unity within the field of medical ethics. This article examines how such convergence might develop with respect to four major areas: European ...

In Taiwan, workplace health promotion programs have been designed on an organizational basis, and the specific health needs for workers within different occupational categories have not usually been taken into account. This study describes the various levels of overall health promoting lifestyles and health-promoting behaviors of workers within different occupational categories,and examines the...

The object of this study was the everyday health of young individuals considering that their experiences are not contemplated in the health actions. The objective is to analyze the juvenile lifestyles learning the meanings and senses of health in their everyday life. This is a qualitative investigation, founded on dialectics, based on everyday life sociology. This study was developed in a popul...