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Occupational Lifestyle Diseases in India
The emerging lifestyle diseases not only affect the economic conditions
of the individuals but also the productivity of the economy which is going to
be threatened dangerously in the near future
Lifestyle disease is one
associated with the way a person or group of people lives In other words, lifestyle diseases characterise those diseases
whose occurrence is primarily based on the daily habits of people and are a
result of an inappropriate relationship of people with their environment. These
diseases include hypertension, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, obesity,
diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse, cancer, chronic bronchitis,
premature mortality etc. Lifestyle diseases which are also called diseases of longevity
or diseases of civilisation interchangeably are diseases that appear to
increase in frequency as countries become more industrialised and people live
longer. There are several factors leading to the occurrence of lifestyle diseases
including factors like bad food habits, physical inactivity, wrong body
posture, and disturbed biological clock. However, the significant factor contributing
to lifestyle diseases of the present day may be regarded as the occupational
nature of the people. The occupational pattern in India has undergone drastic
changes in recent decades giving priority to IT and other similar services
neglecting the very base of the agrarian culture. Along with these changes in
occupation, the food habits of the society too changed that gradually caused
the spread of several lifestyle diseases in our society.
Mounting figures of lifestyle disorders
