The Effect of Lifestyle on some Non-Communicable Diseases

Question 1

Give 2 effects that alcohol has on human and economical costs

Answer 1

-there is an increased risk of accidents
-there is increased absence from work
-alcoholism causes mental decline

Question 2

Give 2 impacts that smoking has

Answer 2

-smoking damages the bronchioles and can eventually destroy
many of the alveoli in the lungs
-lung cancer
-the patient becomes breathless, and finds it more and more
difficult to obtain the oxygen required for respiration

Question 3

How does alcohol affect the brain?

Answer 3

-slows reaction time
-causes difficulty walking
-can impair memory