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The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing. This has been attributed in part to increasing obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and an increasing minority population. 

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The development of CHD is a lifelong process. Except in rare cases of severely elevated serum cholesterol levels, years of poor dietary habits, sedentary lifestyle, and life-habit risk factors (e.g., smoking and obesity) contribute to the development of atherosclerosis.3 Unfortunately, many individuals at risk for CHD do not receive lipid-lowering therapy or are not optimally treated. This chapter will help identify individuals at risk, assess treatment goals based on the level of CHD risk, and implement optimal treatment strategies and monitoring plans. 

Along with genetics, environmental factors have been found to contribute to obesity. In particular, increased food consumption and an inactive (sedentary) lifestyle are environmental factors that very closely correlate with an increased risk of obesity. 

Because total cholesterol is composed of cholesterol derived from LDL, VLDL, and HDL, determination of HDL is useful when total plasma cholesterol is elevated. HDL may be elevated by moderate alcohol ingestion (fewer than two drinks per day), physical exercise, smoking cessation, weight loss, oral contraceptives, phenytoin, and terbutaline. HDL may be lowered by smoking, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and drugs such as /1-blockers. 

Regular exercise helps in lowering blood pressure especially in obese patients. A sedentary lifestyle is often implicated in cardiovascular disease, such as hypertension. Other non-pharmacological methods that help reduce blood pressure include decrease in sodium intake, moderation of alcohol consumption, avoiding stress and stopping smoking for smokers. Healthy food... 

A sedentary lifestyle and the availability of abundant amounts of energy-dense foods are important contributing factors to epidemic obesity in the United States and in many areas of the developed world. 

Although the exact molecular basis for the insulin resistance is not known, there are strong associations with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. 

Diabetes mellitus is currently the fourth leading cause of death in most developed countries. The worldwide incidence of diabetes is increasing. In 1995, some 135 million people were affected. This figure is projected to increase to 300 million by 2025. The increasing incidence is due to a number of factors, including increasing world population, population ageing, unhealthy diets, sedentary lifestyles and obesity. 

In their generally favourable study, Novick et al. (1993) found an increased rate of diabetes mellitus in methadone maintenance patients, which they ascribed to the same causes as the obesity finding, namely high calorie intake and sedentary lifestyle. 

Obesity and sedentary lifestyle promote the development of type 2 diabetes. 

Lifestyle factors have been associated with ED in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. In particular, obesity and sedentary lifestyle are clear-cut risk factors for ED, both in men with comorbid illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes, and especially in men without overt cardiovascular disease (50). Other lifestyle factors, such as smoking and alcohol consumption, have been implicated in some, but not all, studies to date. Intervening on cardiovascular and lifestyle factors may have broader benefits beyond restoration of erectile function. This important concept needs careful consideration, as recent studies have implicated the role of the metabolic syndrome, obesity, insulin resistance, and lack of exercise as independent risk factors for both ED and cardiovascular disease (51,52). 

Cardiovascular diseases account for about half of all deaths in the United States each year. The main risk factors include heredity, male gender, cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle. The main biochemical risk factors are high plasma LDL-cholesterol, low plasma HDl. -cholesten>l, and high plasma triglycerides. Diabetes is also an important risk factor. 

A patient who is obese and has hypertension requires a weight reduction diet. She weighs 176 pounds and has a sedentary lifestyle. What is the approximate number of calories the patient burns each day at this weight ... 

Diabetes is primarily concentrated in urban areas and is mostly prevalent in people who are obese, eat an unhealthy diet, and live sedentary lifestyles. The highest diabetes prevalences are in North America (9.2%) and Europe (8.4%)J551... 

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