Lifestyle factors
- Created by: Ellie Rivers
- Created on: 31-03-13 19:04
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- Lifestyle
- Risk
- a measure of the probability that damage to health will occur as a result of a given hazard
- 2 elements:
- the probability a hazardous event will occur
- the consequences of that hazardous event
- Cancer
- does not have a single cause
- some are causal factors and some are lifestyle factors
- smoking
- diet
- physical activity
- obesity
- sunlight
- CHD
- obesity
- blood cholesterol levels
- diet
- high blood pressure
- physical activity
- smoking
- reducing the risk
- not smoking
- healthy weight
- reducing salt intake
- reducing cholesterol intake
- regular exercise
- little alcohol consumption
- Risk
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