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Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice
South African Family Practice | Vol 50, No 4 : July/August| a1221 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2008.10873732
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Submitted: 29 July 2008 | Published: 30 August 2008
Submitted: 29 July 2008 | Published: 30 August 2008
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E.W. Derman, MRC/UCT Research Unit for Sports Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, South AfricaD.N. Patel, Vitality Wellness, South Africa
C.J. Nossel, Vitality Wellness, South Africa
M.P. Schwellnus, MRC/UCT Research Unit for Sports Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Poor lifestyle choices including physical inactivity, adverse nutrition and tobacco use are strongly associated with heart disease, diabetes, respiratory disease and cancer. These four diseases are responsible for over 50% of mortality worldwide. Yet lifestyle intervention is underemphasised in the undergraduate training of doctors and other health professionals. This article reviews the lifestyle factors related to chronic non-communicable disease and suggests small but meaningful interventions for general practitioners to incorporate into daily practice. The upcoming series to be published in Family Practice regarding “lifestyle modification in chronic disease states” is introduced.
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poor lifestyle choices;
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