How Does Health Affect Health

Issues relating to health and well-being have always been a point of both interest and concern in the contemporary society. Not only are health issues being published more frequently, but articles relating to diet, healthy eating and exercising are also being taken into deeper consideration amongst individuals of the public society. Some scholars, such as Scambler (2008), argue that health is a genetic factor which may be less affected by lifestyles, but more on the environmental and natural-born characteristics one may possess. On the other hand, health is seen as a product of one’s social and behavioral factors (Nettleton, 2006) thus it is affected by the lifestyles adopted by an individual within their daily lives. There are many factors

However, a clear relationship between social class and health is found. Studies have shown that women of lower class tend to suffer from more illness and diseases than those of middle-class. In addition, life expectancy rates and improvements in life expectancies amongst different social classes have shown varying results. The differences in class and wealth are resultants of capitalism, and her evidence has shown faster improvement rates (in life expectancies) amongst those with more economic advantages. She explains this causality in several ways, of which she mentions health being the dependent variable of social class (the independent variable). Ethnicity is her next focus point in relation to health. ‘Race’ itself is considered to be a cause of health and disease, which associates with the point that suggests certain characteristics and conditions being more apparent in some ethnic groups. Such as higher rates of heart disease, tuberculosis, and diabetes amongst those who were born in the subcontinent of India. Several explanations were given to these findings, one of which was the possibility of genetic factors being differently shaped by physiological, social and environmental factors, allowing for adaptation differences in ethnic groups. Lastly, the relation of geographical area to health is discussed. Evidence shows differences in health

A healthy nutrition can prevent: problems with immune systems, the risks of getting sickness diseases, potential physical and mental development impairment issues, and problems with daily productivity. Being that said, an unhealthy diet, such as high consumptions of salt, saturated fats and trans-fatty acids, can increase the risk of being exposed to cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity and other illness conditions. With relation to a healthy diet, physical activity has shown its significance as it is the “fourth leading risk factor” of global mortality. Irregular and inadequate levels of physical activity can increase the risks of coronary heart disease, diabetes, breast and colon cancer, hypertension, and obesity. Therefore, in order to gain an improved health condition, it has been recommended to increase the consumption of vegetables and fruits, reduce saturated fats and trans-fatty acids by replacing them with unsaturated fats (eg. vegetable oil), and increase the levels of physical