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Diabetes and high blood pressure are frequently categorized together as chronic 'diseases of civilization' [1] and are both identified as significant risk factors for conditions such as chronic wounds [2], [3] and metabolic syndrome [4]. Furthermore, they share common underlying causes like obesity [5] and poor lifestyle habits [6].
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The Western Diet and Its Impact on Modern Health: What Patients ... diagnosticdetectives.com 3 facts
claimChronic conditions often referred to as 'diseases of civilization'—including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and certain cancers—can be reversed within weeks when individuals return to traditional eating patterns.
claimInhabitants of traditional cultures who maintain their ancestral diets tend to be free of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and certain cancers, only developing them after adopting Western eating patterns.
accountMichael Pollan's book 'In Defense of Food' describes a group of Australian Aborigines who had developed metabolic syndrome—a cluster of conditions including diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure—after relocating to settlements and consuming a Western diet consisting of flour, sugar, rice, carbonated drinks, alcoholic beverages, powdered milk, cheap fatty meat, potatoes, and onions.
Wound healing stages: What to look for healthpartners.com 2 facts
claimSlow-healing wounds are more common in individuals with diabetes, kidney disease, obesity, high blood pressure, or vascular disease.
claimChronic wounds are most common in individuals with diabetes, kidney disease, obesity, high blood pressure, or vascular disease, but they can occur in otherwise healthy individuals.
A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org 1 fact
procedureThe 'Diet-Related Morbidity/Mortality Statistics' indicator uses two primary parameters: (1) the prevalence of individuals with physician-diagnosed obesity, cardiovascular diseases (CHD, stroke, hypertension), type II diabetes, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative diseases, and obesity-related cancers; and (2) disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) as a measure of disease burden associated with nutrition-related factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol (total and LDL), and high blood sugar (insulin resistance/diabetes).
How to tell if a wound is healing or infected - OSF HealthCare osfhealthcare.org 1 fact
claimHealth conditions and factors that can heighten the risk of developing chronic wounds include age, diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), obesity, poor blood circulation, vascular disease, and a weakened immune system.
4 Stages of Wound Healing: Timeline - Healthline healthline.com 1 fact
claimDiabetes, obesity, high blood pressure (hypertension), and vascular disease are health conditions that can lead to poor blood circulation and consequently cause poor wound healing.
How Much Sleep Do You Need? - Sleep Foundation sleepfoundation.org 1 fact
claimAn ongoing lack of sleep is associated with serious health issues, including high blood pressure, heart disease, weight gain, obesity, diabetes, and depression.
Future of Food Series Part IV: The Evolution of Diet harmonyvalleyfarm.blogspot.com 1 fact
perspectiveLoren Cordain advocates for a diet consisting of lean meat and fish while limiting the intake of beans, cereal grains, and dairy products to avoid 'diseases of civilization' such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer.
The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic nationalgeographic.com 1 fact
claimAdvocates of the Paleo diet, such as Loren Cordain, claim that consuming the foods eaten by hunter-gatherer ancestors can help modern humans avoid diseases of civilization, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and acne.
The Western Diet: Processed Foods and Meats Are Killing Us sentientmedia.org 1 fact
claimObesity is a factor in the onset of diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.