COVID-19, healthy habits and emotional wellbeing Lifestyle changes during the pandemic and their association with mental health have come into focus with two recent studies.
‘Really complicated’: Lifestyle factors and city–rural health gaps Even meeting the same dietary and physical guidelines, there would still be far more people dying of heart disease in the country than in the city.
Lifestyle choices may help combat genetic risk of dementia: Study People at high risk of dementia who adopt healthy habits could be 32% less likely to contract the disease than those with an unhealthy lifestyle.
Unhealthy lifestyles placing burden on our health system New research shows that a significant proportion of non-communicable disease, disability and death in Australia is due to poor lifestyle choices.
What’s behind the increase in bowel cancer among younger Australians? A new study has found rates of bowel cancer have increased by almost 10% in people under 50 since the 1990s.
Australian-first program to help GPs work with patients with obesity The Change Program has been rolled out to the 850 GPs in the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, with more areas coming next year.
Preventable factors responsible for significant global health burden Risk factors for global burden diseases are responsible for 61% of deaths and 1.21 billion disability-adjusted life-years, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
How five simple lifestyle habits can extend life expectancy The effect of better lifestyle habits on life expectancy has been quantified, Dr Carolyn Ee writes for newsGP.
Tools for helping patients make better lifestyle choices People are creatures of habit, and GPs have a key role to play helping patients tackle their harmful behaviours.