Name – Riyansh Yogi(21BCON287)
Section – H2(semester-II)
Branch - CSE
University –JECRC University
Health and
Department of engineering
lifestyle
Topic – Health and Lifestyle Issues
related
issues
Definitions
• Health
1. the state of being free from illness or injury.
2. Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
• Lifestyle
1. the way in which a person lives.
2. A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
noun. 3. The definition of lifestyle is the way you live including your style,
attitudes and possessions. When you have all luxury items and can buy
whatever you want, this is an example of your lifestyle
Finally, variables of lifestyle that influence on health can be
categorized in some items:
1. Diet and Body Mass Index (BMI):
Diet is the greatest factor in lifestyle and has a direct and positive relation
with health. Poor diet and its consequences like obesity is the common
healthy problem in urban societies. Unhealthy lifestyle can be measured
by BMI. Urban lifestyle leads to the nutrition problems like using fast
foods and poor foods, increasing problems like cardiovascular
2. EXERCISE: FOR TREATING GENERAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, THE EXERCISE IS
INCLUDED IN LIFE STYLE. THE CONTINUOUS EXERCISE ALONG
WITH A HEALTHY DIET INCREASES THE HEALTH. SOME STUDIES
STRESS ON THE RELATION OF ACTIVE LIFE STYLE WITH
HAPPINESS
3. Sleep:
One of the bases of healthy life is the sleep. Sleep
cannot be apart from life. Sleep disorders have several
social, psychological, economical and healthy
consequences. Lifestyle may effect on sleep and sleep
has a clear influence on mental and physical health
4. Substance abuse:
Addiction is considered as an unhealthy life style. Smoking
and using other substance may result in various problems;
cardiovascular disease, asthma, cancer, brain injury.
According to the resent studies in Iran, 43% of females and
64% of males experience the use of hubble-bubble. A
longitudinal study shows that 30% of people between 18–65
years old smoke cigarette permanently.
5. Medication abuse:
It is a common form of using medication in Iran and it is
considered as an unhealthy life style. Unhealthy behaviors in
using medication are as followed: self-treatment, sharing
medication, using medications without prescription, prescribing
too many drugs, prescribing the large number of each drug,
unnecessary drugs, bad handwriting in prescription, disregard to
the contradictory drugs, disregard to harmful effects of drugs, not
explaining the effects of drugs.
6. Application of modern
technologies:
Advanced technology facilitates the life
of human beings. Misuse of technology
may result in unpleasant
consequences. For example, using of
computer and other devices up to
midnight, may effect on the pattern of
sleep and it may disturb sleep.
Addiction to use mobile phone is
related to depression symptoms.
7. Study:
Study is the exercise of soul. Placing study as a factor in lifestyle may lead to more physical and mental
health. For example, prevalence of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease is lower in educated people.
Study could slow process of dementia.
With a look at existing studies in health domain, 7 key factors can be suggested for healthy life
style. In regard to each factor, the systematic planning in micro and macro level can be
established. It can provide a social and individual healthy lifestyle.
BMI
STUDY EXERCISE
TRENDS SLEEP
MEDICATION SUBSTANCE
ABUSE ABUSE
Thank you so
much everyone
