<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>High prevalence of noncommunicable diseases with their associated costs are related more and more to unhealthy behaviours such as unappropriated diets, lack of physical activity and smoking. Lifestyle medicine is now more and more scientific and with evidence-based fundament. The key in lifestyle change is negotiation and cooperation. Physicians should do more than education, should empower and motivate the patient in planning a healthy lifestyle leading to sustained change.</p></abstract>

High prevalence of noncommunicable diseases with their associated costs are related more and more to unhealthy behaviours such as unappropriated diets, lack of physical activity and smoking. Lifestyle medicine is now more and more scientific and with evidence-based fundament. The key in lifestyle change is negotiation and cooperation. Physicians should do more than education, should empower and motivate the patient in planning a healthy lifestyle leading to sustained change.

Lifestyle Medicine – Lifestyle Partnership

University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Carol Davila”

Internal Medicine

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High prevalence of noncommunicable diseases with their associated costs are related more and more to unhealthy behaviours such as unappropriated diets, lack of...

Lifestyle Medicine – Lifestyle Partnership

Published Online: Jun 06, 2019

Page range: 67 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2019-0054

Keywords
noncommunicable diseases, lifestyle medicine, diet, physical activity, smoking

© 2019 Anca Hâncu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Lifestyle Medicine – Lifestyle Partnership

Published Online: Jun 06, 2019

Page range: 67 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2019-0054

Keywordsnoncommunicable diseases, lifestyle medicine, diet, physical activity, smoking

© 2019 Anca Hâncu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
noncommunicable diseases, lifestyle medicine, diet, physical activity, smoking