About “Lifestyle Diseases” and “Social Determinants of Health”

Abstract

In contemporary society the main reasons for mortality have been dramatically changed as compared with previous civilizations. Nowadays diseases which are not driven by infections and viruses account for the majority of deaths. There's a widespread opinion that most threats to human health result of changed lifestyle and behavior. As pointed by Betlejewski [1] “Lifestyle diseases are different from other diseases because they are potentially preventable and can be lowered with changes in diet, lifestyle and environment”. So, it is presumed that people are responsible for their own health. But this point of view has been revised recently by numerous studies.