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lifestyle-related diseases
/ˈlaɪf.staɪl rɪˈleɪ.tɪd dɪˈziː.zɪz/LIFE·style re·LA·ted di·SEASES
Diseases that are linked to people's lifestyle choices, such as inactivity or poor diet.
Examples
“Type 2 diabetes and some heart conditions are classed as lifestyle-related diseases.”
“Preventing lifestyle-related diseases requires education and structural changes in society.”
“An increase in sedentary jobs has contributed to a rise in lifestyle-related diseases.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policies that encourage active travel and healthier food environments are crucial to reducing lifestyle-related diseases at a population level.”
Collocations
- reduce lifestyle-related diseases
- prevent lifestyle-related diseases
- increase in lifestyle-related diseases
Word family
Common mistakes
lifestyle disease→lifestyle-related diseases
lifestyle related diseases→lifestyle-related diseases
Say it for a higher band
5chronic disease→6non-communicable disease→7+lifestyle-related diseases
Synonyms
non-communicable diseases
Easily confused
non-communicable diseases
“Non-communicable diseases now account for the majority of deaths in many developed countries.”
chronic conditions
“Chronic conditions like arthritis require long-term management but are not always lifestyle-related.”
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