A Non communicable diseases(NCD) are the diseases which can’t be spread from an unhealthy person to a healthy person. These are non infectious diseases. These are also called chronic diseases. It can not be spread from one infected person to a healthy person by direct contact or through any other agents. NCD are curable disease these can be cured if diagnosed on time by proper medication.

There may be several reasons of NCD (Non Communicable Diseases) like:

  • Poor lifestyle
  • Less Physical Activity
  • Obesity
  • Hereditary factors
  • Social factor
  • Excess consumption of alcohol
  • Active or passive smoking 
  • Environmental factor
  • Malfunctioning of one or the other organ
  • Poor Nutrition
  • Deficiency of one or the other nutrient in diet

 

Let’s discuss about NCD (Non Communicable Diseases) in detail

  1. Poor Lifestyle

    Our lifestyle affect our health a lot, our eating habit , sleep pattern , resting hour , biological clock are some of the factor which decide your lifestyle. If a person is not living a healthy lifestyle it may cause many problem to him it leads to many diseases like stress ,depression, anxiety etc. By following healthy lifestyle it can be overcome.

  2. Less Physical Activity

    With the word physically active we mean a person should be fit and active he or she must do regular exercise. A person should be involved in one or the other physical activity like walking, cycling, jogging any of the outdoor game etc. It help in maintaining good  physic and keep our immune system strong. If a person is physically less active He or She must be feeling lazy, Lethargic and disinterested towards work.

  3. Obesity

    Obesity is the condition in which a person become obese due to accumulation of extra fat on his or her body that may lead to fatty liver and can also affect the working of our internal organ like heart ,liver and kidney. Diseases like heart attack, kidney failure, fatty liver are caused due to obesity.

  4. Hereditary Factors

    By the word hereditary factor we mean there are some traits in our genes or chromosomes which are responsible for some diseases and these traits transferred from one generation to another these abnormal or diseases causing  traits leads to hereditary disease these diseases gets passed on from one generation to another generation for example diabetes, High blood pressure, hemophilia, chromosomal diseases like sickle cell anemia etc.

  5. Social Factor

    Man is a social being and everything which is happening around us affects us. Some people can’t cope up with the social changes around them and suffer from diseases like hypertension ,depression ,suicidal tendency etc. They need emotional and social support from the people around them.

  6. Excess Consumption of Alcohol

    Excess consumption of alcohol causes many problems at personal, economical and social front .Excess consumption of alcohol can lead to nervous breakdown, It affects lungs, heart and liver problems also and causes many other chronic diseases. 

  7. Active or Passive Smoking

    Smoking is injurious to our health in either active or passive mode. It affects our lungs ,respiratory system ,buccal cavity and leads to serious problems. There is evidence that in pregnant ladies it can cause chromosomal disorder in the fetus.

  8. Environmental factor

    Nowadays we are exposed to different types of pollution and they are causing lots of problems to us with diseases like Asthma, Bronchitis, Heart Disease, Stroke, Chronic Diseases, Respiratory Disorder ,Irritation in eyes, Headache etc.

  9. Malfunctioning of Organ

    :Disease are caused due to malfunctioning of our internal organs like heart ,kidney, liver, lungs etc. These kinds of disease can be cured with the help of proper treatment. Sometimes NCD diseases are also caused by hormonal disbalances. Diabetes is also a kind of disease which is caused due to increase in level of blood sugar.

  10. Poor Nutrition

    Lack of nutrients  in diet or excess of any particular kind of nutrient  also lead to malnutrition diseases. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are the diseases caused in young children due to lack of protein and carbohydrate in early stages of life.

  11. Deficiency Diseases

    Deficiency diseases are the diseases caused due to lack of particular vitamin and mineral in a person’s diet. Vitamin and minerals are required by our body at micro level. We need them daily in our diet because they are volatile in nature and can easily vanish  or lose from the food due to wrong cooking method or practices while cooking food .

Vitamins and Minerals | Components of Food | What Does It Mean

 

Some of the deficiency disease symptoms and sources have been listed here for comparative study .

S.NO
 VITAMIN /MINERALS DEFICIENCY DISEASE SYMPTOMS

SOURCES

1

 Vitamin-A(Retinol) Night Blindness Poor Vision

Spinach, Butter ,carrot ,Mango

2

 Vitamin-B-1(Thiamine) Beri Beri Affects Nervous system

Egg ,Meat

3

 Vitamin-B-2(Riboflavin) Skin problems Retarded growth, Bad Skin

Green leafy vegetables, Bean, Peas

4

 Vitamin-B-12(Cyanocobalamin) Anemia Weakness

Meat ,Animal Sources

5

 Vitamin-C(ascorbic) Scurvy Bleeding Gums, Swollen gums

Citrus Fruits

6

 Vitamin-D(Calciferol) Rickets Brittle bones in children

Milk , Fish ,Liver Oil

7

 Vitamin-K(Phylloquinone) No clot formation Excessive loss of blood

Green leafy vegetables

8

 Calcium Weak bones and teeth Brittle bones, Bad muscular movement

Milk, Green lady vegetables

9

 Phosphorous Bad teeth and bones Yellow teeth ,fragile bones

Pulses ,Cereal, Milk

10

 Iodine Goiter Swollen neck region

Salt, Seafood

11.

 Iron Anemia Lack of red blood cells

Green vegetables,Pulses ,Meat
12. Copper Retarded growth Low appetite

Pulses and green leafy vegetables

 

NCD diseases can be cured by proper medication but prevention is always better than cure.