Pulic Awareness and Human Diseases

Running head : PUBLIC AWARENESS AND HUMAN DISEASES

Public Awareness and Human Diseases

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Public Awareness and Human Diseases

Introduction

Human diseases continue to be the heaviest burden in human lives as economy continues to increasingly deteriorate . Several interventions to curb the problem of diseases have been attempted but the reoccurrence of such diseases and poverty makes the problem more challenging . Public awareness has been used as a tool for educating people on diseases and this measure has proved even powerful than treatment options . It therefore

comes out clear that prevention is far much better than cure For instance , educating people on the dangers of eating lifestyles and general living will prevent them from developing various complications such as obesity and cancers

Obesity and Populations at Most Risk

Obesity and overweight can be defined as excessive or abnormal accumulation of fats which later present enormous health risks . All persons with Body Mass Indices of over 25 are considered to be overweight (World Health Organization , 2010 . This mark of BMI of 25 provides a benchmark for the self-assessment although there are chances that the risks of obesity-associated chronic illness being to manifest at BMI of 21 (World Health Organization . According to World Health Organization (WHO , obesity and overweight are the cause for a number of different chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases , diabetes and cancer . Obesity was once considered to be a problem of individuals in the developed countries although this trend has completely changed and individuals in middle and...