Seven serious diseases threaten the lives of today's youth

Seven serious diseases threaten the lives of today's youth

As a result of medical advances in early detection of diseases, and changes in lifestyle such as unhealthy foods, and little or no physical activity, made many diseases afflict young people after they hit a person in the seventh and eighth Decade of life.

These diseases mentioned by George Benjamin, Executive Director of the American public health Association we find satisfactory:

Skin cancer melanoma

This disease affects people of the developments of modern life has made the disease affects some adolescents and youth in the early age of 20.

The solution to avoid appearing early is to avoid tanning salons that can increase the chances of cancer melanoma three times also reported "Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

You should also use Sun protection creams when prolonged presence overseas particularly in the times between 10 am and 2 pm at which time the concentrated rays says Thomas Cooper, a Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School.

There is also evidence that eating a daily tablet of vitamin d protects against skin cancer melanoma.

Porous bone disease

The life span of a diagnosis of this disease is 65 years on average, but may affect some people in the 1950s.

Says Catherine Dimer bone health program director with the Washington University School of medicine, what to do to prevent this disease, strengthen bones by eating vitamin d and calcium.

The researcher also recommends the practice of physical exercises regularly for building muscles and strengthening the body skeleton with avoiding smoking and alcohol is toxic to the bone, avoiding Cola drink as it is rich in phosphoric acid which depletes calcium from the bones.

Stroke

The disease usually affects people over 65 of age but may involve youth at the age of twenty and thirty.

One of the most important factors that increase the chance of stroke, smoking and other health problems that increase the risk of disease such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and increased cholesterol in the blood.

You must treat those diseases that are risk factors for stroke as indicated by Dr. SHAZAM Encore Hussein, head of the Cleveland Clinic stroke program.

He said: "to reduce salt and fat in food with eating fish twice a week and exercise for 30 minutes a day may make a big difference in avoiding stroke."

Breast cancer

The age of diagnosis of this disease is 45 years old and over are not that may affect teenage girls, according to Patridge, Program Director of young breast cancer patients Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that to avoid the disease women should exercise regularly to maintain a healthy weight and avoid alcohol.

If there are genetic factors you must take strict measures to avoid contracting the disease, such as certain drugs or mastectomy if the risk of disease is high.

Alzheimer's

The life expectancy of the disease is 65 years and over, but it might strike some in the fifth decade of life.

Dr. Gustavo Alva, Director of the American Board of Psychiatry professors can avoid the disease by strengthening memory, we can strengthen our bodies as well as our mind by learning a new language that is useful in stopping the cognitive decline.

"The heart benefits as well as the mind. This is useful to maintain a low level of cholesterol and blood pressure and maintain fitness.

Diabetes mellitus type II

Usually affects people in the fifth and sixth decade of life but it might affect young people and even children. Here your treatment lies in your food.

Due to increasing rates of diabetes among young people for bad dietary habits and lifestyle lacks activity as indicated by Michael Magee, Director of the Institute of the MedStar diabetes mellitus.

She adds that most people are overweight at diagnosis and this weight gain especially around the abdomen that increases the risk of disease.

And remember Maggie "should not eat foods rich in sugars and fiber in 2009 study found a link between diabetes and exposure to nitrate and nitrous acid which is found in processed meats and foods.

Gout

The age of diagnosis of this disease in the fifth and sixth decade of life but it may strike people at the beginning of the 30s.

Says Robert Harris from the Arthritis Foundation: "what can we do to avoid gout at an early age to avoid alcohol completely and maintain a healthy weight."

It also adds that "rapid disposal of excess weight by some strict diets may increase the boric acid that causes the disease.