Adolescence is a crucial phase of life where individuals undergo rapid physical, emotional and cognitive changes as it is during this period that habits are formed, shaping the trajectory of one's health and well-being in the years to come hence, the significance of nutrition and a healthy lifestyle plays a pivotal role in preventing non-communicable diseases among adolescents. Here's how …
The addition of many new diseases or disease-groups and new health initiatives have prompted the Central government to widen and rename its programme for control and prevention of non-communicable diseases. In its communication, the Ministry said that since there has been an addition of diseases to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, …
The non-communicable diseases can be of long duration, and they may be a result of a combination of different factors including genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral Developing countries account for a high burden of non-communicable diseases and are home to a higher number of premature deaths from NCDs. While in the last decade India has introduced a few measures to …
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