MODERN LIFESTYLE AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH

Abstract

In 1948, World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

There are a number of factors that affect our health.  Population, Poverty and Pollution are the     3 Ps that play a very significant role in the health status of individuals.  But in today’s world, in addition to these there are a number of factors that greatly influence our health. The proportion of income being spent on health matters has risen considerably. But still the health of majority of persons is not very satisfactory. This is largely due to the changing lifestyle of the modern world.                  Lifestyle is the way of living of ‘individuals, families and societies’. It is influenced by culture, society, peers, changing trends in the world. The modern world has brought many changes in the lifestyles of individuals that has affected our health status