Posts Tagged ‘tabaco’
Take A Smoke? Think Twice!
4 November 2011
The consumption of tobacco has its origins in America, where the natives used it mainly for ritual purposes. When Christopher Columbus arrived in the American mainland, he came into contact with tobacco, which was then introduced to Europe. Tobacco use began to spread as a result of the industrialization of its production and intensive marketing campaigns by the tobacco industry. According to the World Bank report “Curbing the Epidemic,” in 1999, there were 1,100 million of smokers...
3 Types of NCD Risk Factors & Many Ways to Tackle Them
14 August 2011
Wellness Week will focus on raising awareness around the risk factors of killer Non-Communicable Diseases, and what we can do to moderate these risks. A risk factor is any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury. As you may already know, you can become very vulnerable to killer NCDs if you are exposed to any of these four behavioral risk factors: Tobacco use Harmful use of alcohol Unhealthy...
