P. Vidya ¹, N. Bhooma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore – 641 043, IN

Abstract

World wide Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) take an enormous toll on lives and health compared to communicable diseases. Cardio Vascular Diseases rank first among NCDs and contribute to 48 per cent of deaths throughout the world. The factors that increase people's risk of developing these diseases are increased levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood sugar. An increase in body fat is generally associated with increased risk of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidemia.

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P. A. Raajeswari ¹, N. Bhooma ¹, P. Vidya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore- 641043, IN

Abstract

The world's biggest challenge today emerges from four simple letters AIDS which stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The rate at which humanity falls prey to this plague needs serious introspection from people of responsibility. Forty four million people in the world today live with HIV, which is more than double the number in 1993.

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