Q.Discuss in a Group: What are the factors that have led to an increase in sedentary behaviour in our modern lifestyle? What prompts individuals to develop a particular lifestyle or adopt a particular occupational culture? In what way do their different lifestyles and occupations impact the day to day life or health of individuals? What do you understand by the term lifestyle diseases? List some lifestyle diseases. What do these diseases lead to? What is the meaning of the term "premature mortality"?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →A lifestyle disease is caused mainly by how a person lives (diet, activity, stress), not by infection -- this unit's five examples (obesity, diabetes, asthma, hypertension, back pain/arthritis) are exactly the diseases discussed in your group.
Modern occupations increasingly involve long hours of sitting -- at a desk, in traffic, in front of a screen -- which has sharply reduced the incidental physical activity people used to get simply by walking, farming, or doing manual work. Combined with easy access to energy-dense processed food, this shift in occupational culture is one of the biggest drivers of sedentary behaviour today. The lifestyle a person adopts is shaped by their occupation, their environment, and the habits normalised around them (e.g., eating out frequently, long commutes, late nights), and these choices directly affect day-to-day energy levels, weight, and long-term disease risk. …
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