Lifestyle

In sociology, a lifestyle (to be) _____ the way a person (or a group) (to live) ______. This (to include) _________ patterns of social relations, consumption, entertainment, and dress. A lifestyle typically also (to reflect) ____________ an individual's attitudes, values or worldview.

The term sedentary in biology and anthropology (to apply) ____________ to organisms and species that (not to be) _______ migratory but rather (to remain) at a single location (permanently fixed or otherwise).

Sedentary lifestyle (to be) _____a type of lifestyle most commonly found in modern (particularly Western) cultures. It (to characterize) _____________________ by sitting or remaining inactive for most of the day (for example, in an office or at home). It (to believe) ___________ to be a factor in obesity, and, in doing so, may (to contribute) ___________________ to other diseases, such as type II diabetes, heart disease, and even hemorrhoids.

Lifestyle diseases (also called diseases of longevity or diseases of civilization) (to be) _____ diseases that (to appear) ______________ to increase in frequency as countries (to become) ______________ more industrialized and people (to live) _________ longer. They (to include) ___________ Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nephritis or chronic renal failure, osteoporosis, stroke, depression and obesity.

Causes

Factors in diet, lifestyle, and the house (to think) _______________ to influence susceptibility to the diseases listed below. Smoking, alcohol and drug abuse (to be not) ______good for you as well as the lack of exercise.

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Heavy drinking (to blame) _______________ for up to 33,000 deaths a year in the UK. The NHS (tyo spend) _______________ more than £ 164 m treating alcohol-related conditions.