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Preferred term
lifestyle medicine: history and overview
Definition
- An overwhelming body of scientific evidence indicates that daily lifestyle-related choices and practices contribute in major ways to health, the incidence of chronic diseases, and the perception of quality of life. The current epidemic of inactivity, poor nutritional choices, overweight and obesity, and smoking is the underlying cause of most chronic disease in the developed nations of the world and increasingly in the developing nations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Lifestyle Medicine: History and Overview]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/lifestyle_medicine:_history_and_overview
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