Lifestyle Diseases Are Rising as Traditional Killers Heart Disease and Cancer Decrease

Thu, 01 Apr 2010
Lifestyle diseases are increasing as traditional killers such as heart disease and cancer decrease, so a recent official report into the nation's health has found.

The Department of Health study on obesity and binge drinking highlights that these lifestyle diseases are causing an increase in so-called 'lifestyle illnesses' like diabetes and liver disease.

Deaths from cancer and circulatory diseases continue to fall, so says the annual Health Profile of England report. Individuals who lives in areas with many fast food restaurants are at higher stroke risk.

In addition , this study highlights that England has the greatest rates of teenage pregnancy and obesity in western Europe, greatly outstripping many neighbouring countries.

Experts are warning that lifestyle-related diseases are increasingly putting a strain on limited NHS resources. Managers are having to slash costs by £20 billion already.

This study confirms that nearly a quarter of adults in England are obese, twice the number in Italy, France or Holland.

This obesity problem is triggering an increase in related diseases like diabetes .

Since 2003, the percentage of men diagnosed with diabetes has increased by around a third, whilst the percentage of women with this condition has gone up by around a quarter.

Our binge-drinking culture is messing up our health.

The number of liver disease related deaths is above the western European average, with this condition killing thrice the numbers in England as in Holland and twice as many as in Italy.

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