Adequate physical activity helps Thai people live longer.
Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health And the International Health Policy Development Office (IHPP) revealed data from a study of the burden of disease from risk factors of the Thai population in 2019. It was found that one of the causes of the loss of life expectancy of Thai people is insufficient physical activity. resulting in chronic non-communicable diseases And lose up to 298,000 healthy years, so having enough physical activity helps Thai people live longer.
The world is facing the problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
On March 15, 2023 Dr. Suwanchai Wattana Yingcharoenchai Director-General of the Department of Health Sufficient physical activity helps Thai people live longer. Currently, the world is facing the problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as high blood pressure. coronary heart disease Stroke, diabetes and cancer, etc., which are the main causes of premature death. And it is a public health problem and a burden on the health of the population. that the world is facing and preparing to solve such problems The World Health Organization has therefore set indicators to reduce the premature death rate from non-communicable diseases. to reduce to 25% by 2025 under 9 main goals: 1) Reduce premature mortality rates from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease 2) Reduce alcohol consumption 3) Increase adequate physical activity 4) Reduce salt and sodium intake 5) Reduce smoking 6) Reduce the incidence of hypertension 7) People with diabetes and obesity decrease 8) People who are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, receive counseling to change behavior and receive appropriate medication and 9) the availability of essential drugs and basic technology for treatment. and services for non-communicable disease patients The Department of Health plays an important role in driving issue 3 by reducing insufficient physical activity by 10 percent under the implementation of the Strategic Plan to Promote Physical Activity 2018-2030 with network partners. To create opportunities and an environment for Thai people to have sufficient physical activity in daily life in line with the goals of the World Health Organization.
not having enough physical activity The cause of the loss of health years
side Dr. Kanittha Boonthamcharoen, Head of Thailand Burden of Disease Index Development Project International Health Policy Development Agency (IHPP) with support from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) Said that the results of the 2019 study on the burden of disease from the risk factors of the Thai population found that there was insufficient physical activity. or less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week is the cause of the loss of years of health or healthy years of Thai people aged 25 years and over from 5 non-communicable diseases, namely ischemic heart disease Stroke, diabetes, colon cancer and breast cancer up to 298,000 years, of which 159,000 years of healthy years were lost in males and 139,000 years were lost in females, with the majority being those aged 60 and over. Insufficient physical activity was also the cause of premature death of 13,200 Thai people, divided into 6,700 males and 6,500 females. http://bodthai.net
on the side Dr. Udom Asawutmangkun, Director of the Division of Physical Activities for Health said that from the results of such research Demonstrates the loss and health burden of NCDs from insufficient physical activity. The Department of Health recommends increasing adequate physical activity. which can be done in daily life, such as standing up or moving the body from sitting at work every 1-2 hours, using the stairs instead of the elevator using public transport and exercise Along with eating food according to nutritional principles, it will help keep your body healthy and far away from non-communicable diseases.
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