Risk Factors For Non Communicable Diseases

Question 1

Define the meaning of risk factors

Answer 1

Increase in the likelihood that a person might develop a certain disease

Question 2

What can risk factors depend on

Answer 2

Lifestyle
Environment
(Air pollution)

Question 3

How can lifestyle factors impact affect spread of non-communicable disease in enveloped countries

Answer 3

Higher income and can buy high-fat food

Question 4

Why is non-communicable disease more common in deprives areas

Answer 4

Lower income leads to poor diet and not much exercise

More chance of cardiovascular disease , type 2 diabetes

Question 5

How does smoking directly cause disease and what diseases can it cause

Answer 5

Damages the walls of the arteries and the living of the lungs
Can cause cardiovascular and lung disease and lung cancer

Question 6

What can obesity directly cause

Answer 6

Type 2 diabetes and the body becomes resistant to insulin and cannot control the concentration of glucose in the blood

Question 7

What can drinking too much alcohol cause

Answer 7

Liver disease

Brain function

Question 8

How does to much alcohol affect brain function

Answer 8

Damages the nerve cells, causing the bran to lose volume

Question 9

What is cancer directly caused by

Answer 9

Exposure to certain substances or radiation

Question 10

What are things tht can cause cancer known as

Answer 10

Carcinogens such as ionising radiation