International Yoga Day
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The global burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) constitutes a major public health challenge and threatens to undermine the social and economic development. An estimated 38 million deaths (68% of the 56 million deaths) that occurred globally in 2012, were due to noncommunicable diseases, comprising mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes [1]. More than 40% of them (16 million) were premature deaths and almost three quarters of all NCD deaths (28 million), occurred in low- and middle-income countries [1]. Mental health problems are on increase in the world [2]. The non-communicable diseases including mental health afliations share stressful environment and four behavioural risk factors of unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and harmful use of alcohol. Economic growth and modernization have opened wide the entry point for the spread of unhealthy lifestyles, a precursor for noncommunicable diseases, in nearly all countries. Considering the rising trend of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors, the United Nations passed the resolution on prevention and control of NCDs [3] which was followed by WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020[4]. In line with these initiatives, United Nations declared June 21 as the International Yoga day on th
Author: Geeta Pardeshi
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2552006500