Chronic disease in China - Facts exposed!

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Official reports 2012 have highlighted that China has more than 260 million inhabitants which have been diagnosed with chronic diseases. Alarmingly, the chronic diseases have already caused 85% of deaths. The principal health complications include cardiovascular diseases, the various types of cancer; diabetes, hypertension, kidney diseases and others. Official surveys have revealed that these chronic diseases are caused by malnutrition, poverty, lack of exercises, poor eating habits, overweight issues as well as high blood pressure. Furthermore, researchers have pointed out that rapid environmental changes as well as urbanization have triggered the use of alcohol and cigarette smoking. Physical inactivity has also been encouraged with the various transport facilities which have been made available...

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9786130147860
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14786-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine