risk factors for non comunicable diseases

Question 1

whatare risk factors

Answer 1

things that are linked to an increase in the likelihood that a person will develop a certain disease during their life

Question 2

what are asbestos fibres

Answer 2

materials used in buildings until it was realised it could build up in your airways and cause cancer

Question 3

what are many non communicable diseases caused by

Answer 3

several different risk factors interacting with eachother

Question 4

where can lifestyle factors have different impacts

Answer 4

locally, nationally, globally

Question 5

what does smoking cause

Answer 5

cardiovascular disease

lung disease

lung cancer

Question 6

what does smoking damage

Answer 6

the walls of the arteries

the cells in the lining of the lungs

Question 7

what can obesity cause

Answer 7

type 2 diabetes

making the body less sensitive or resistant to insulin

struggles to control the blood glucose

Question 8

what does drinking too much alcohol cause

Answer 8

liver disease
affect brain function
damage nerve cells in the brain