Role of Lifestyle Choices in Development of Chronic Conditions

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Lifestyle choices contribute significantly to chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart diseases, which are the leading causes of death in the U.S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020). The CDC (2020) reported that 7 out of 10 Americans die every year due to chronic diseases. In addition, cancer, heart disease, and stroke account for half of the number of deaths each year. According to the CDC (2020), the lifestyle behaviors that influence these diseases include tobacco use, excessive use of alcohol, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity. Given the link between lifestyle choices and chronic diseases, it is deducible that people can play a major role in preventing some of the deaths.
There are several factors that may influence lifestyle choices, the main ones being social-economic factors such as education and income and structural factors such as age, gender, and race (Wang & Geng, 2019). People with higher educational levels are more aware of health determinants and therefore make better health choices. In...