TEFL in Adult Education: Subject File LIFESTYLE & LIFESTYLE DISEASES

Lifestyle Diseases

Ex. 1: Which of these diseases are likely to be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle?

Ex. 2: Complete the text with items from the box.

Causes of Lifestyle Diseases

______ (1) and lifestyle are the most common causes of these lifestyle diseases. __________ (2) smoking, drug abuse and meat intake as well as a lack of exercising can increase the risk of acquiring certain diseases. This is especially common in the elderly.

In western nations, people consume a lot of __________(3), vegetable oils, _________(4) products, alcoholic beverages and sugary foods. People have also adopted sedentary lifestyles and thus increasing the prevalence of ______________ (5). These dietary changes have led to ____________ (6) medical cases such as colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and endometrial cancer. People living in developing countries consume foods that are _________ (7) sugar and ____________ (8) starch with little quantities of meat. As a result, the cancer _________ (9) are lower in these nations.

So if you want to stay away from lifestyle diseases, it is a must to keep a healthy lifestyle, maintain a healthy diet regime and _____________(10) often.

Obesity

Ex. 3: Obesity in the UK.

Ex. 4: Read the text and decide whether these statements are true of false.

Statement	True	False
About 65 % of children across the region have been found to be overweight.
Meal delivery apps are partly responsible for the obesity epidemic because foods available are particularly calorie intense.
Soon, the obesity epidemic will be a higher risk factor to develop a disease than smoking.

WHO: Obesity in Europe at ‘epidemic proportions’

Report flags meal delivery apps as possibly contributing to the obesity problem.

Obesity rates in the European Region are at “epidemic proportions,” warns the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe in a report released Tuesday. The numbers are growing: Fifty-nine percent of adults and nearly one in three children are either overweight or obese, and no country in the European region is currently on track to halt the rise of obesity by 2025. Early studies from some countries showed the prevalence of being overweight or obesity increased in children and teenagers during the pandemic.

In its report, WHO Europe flagged meal delivery apps as possibly contributing to the obesity problem, saying they may encourage sedentary behavior. The pandemic accelerated the use of these apps when people were advised to stay at home. The report recommends policies that ensure restaurants that are required to display nutrition information also do so on apps, and that, where applicable, meal delivery companies be classified as food businesses, to be held accountable in the same way.

Obesity and overweight are responsible for more than 1.2 million deaths across the region each year, the report finds. Obesity is behind at least 13 different types of cancer, and is likely directly causing at least 200,000 new cancer cases every year in the region. In some countries, according to the WHO report, obesity is predicted to overtake smoking as the leading risk factor for preventable cancer in the decades ahead.

Ex. 5: Use the present progressive to talk about trends and current developments. Complete the sentences.

Example:

Obesity _____________________________ (to become) an epidemic across Europe.

-> Obesity is becoming an epidemic across Europe.

More and more people __________________________ (to spend) their lives sitting in front of a monitor or screen at the office or at home.
Levels of overweight and obesity among children ___________________ (to increase) steadily.
Smoking __________________________ (to lose) its significance in terms of causing non-communicable diseases.
Meal delivery companies _____________________ (to contribute) to the quick increase in overweight and obese individuals in European societies.