For centuries, the idea that lifestyle plays a significant role in our overall health has been recognized. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, famously stated, “Let food be thy medicine, and ...medicine be thy food,” emphasizing the crucial link between what we eat and our well-being. In recent years, there has been a growing movement towards utilizing lifestyle modifications as a form of medicine. This approach focuses on incorporating healthy habits such as regular physical activity, stress management, and a balanced diet as a means of preventing, treating, and reversing diseases. In this article, we will explore the concept of lifestyle as medicine. We will also briefly discuss the impact of incorporating healthy lifestyle choices in our lives and lifestyle as a medicine intervention. When it comes to living a healthier life, the competing viewpoint seems to be lifestyle or medicine. You might have noticed the title of this article is, ‘The Evolution of Lifestyle Medicine (LM).’ This is an important distinction to make. It is not one or the other, but rather a continuum.
Do Workplace Health Promotion (Wellness) Programs Work? Goetzel, Ron Z.; Henke, Rachel Mosher; Tabrizi, Maryam ...
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine,
2014-September, Letnik:
56, Številka:
9
Journal Article
Recenzirano
OBJECTIVE:To respond to the question, “Do workplace health promotion programs work?”
METHODS:A compilation of the evidence on workplace programsʼ effectiveness coupled with recommendations for ...critical review of outcome studies. Also, reviewed are recent studies questioning the value of workplace programs.
RESULTS:Evidence accumulated over the past three decades shows that well-designed and well-executed programs that are founded on evidence-based principles can achieve positive health and financial outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS:Employers seeking a program that “works” are urged to consider their goals and whether they have an organizational culture that can facilitate success. Employers who choose to adopt a health promotion program should use best and promising practices to maximize the likelihood of achieving positive results.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the primary health concern for most countries around the world. Currently, more than 36 million people worldwide die from NCDs each year, accounting for ...63% of annual global deaths; most are preventable. The global financial burden of NCDs is staggering, with an estimated 2010 global cost of $6.3 trillion (US dollars) that is projected to increase to $13 trillion by 2030. A number of NCDs share one or more common predisposing risk factors, all related to lifestyle to some degree: (1) cigarette smoking, (2) hypertension, (3) hyperglycemia, (4) dyslipidemia, (5) obesity, (6) physical inactivity, and (7) poor nutrition. In large part, prevention, control, or even reversal of the aforementioned modifiable risk factors are realized through leading a healthy lifestyle (HL). The challenge is how to initiate the global change, not toward increasing documentation of the scope of the problem but toward true action-creating, implementing, and sustaining HL initiatives that will result in positive, measurable changes in the previously defined poor health metrics. To achieve this task, a paradigm shift in how we approach NCD prevention and treatment is required. The goal of this American Heart Association/European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation/American College of Preventive Medicine policy statement is to define key stakeholders and highlight their connectivity with respect to HL initiatives. This policy encourages integrated action by all stakeholders to create the needed paradigm shift and achieve broad adoption of HL behaviors on a global scale.
Previous studies have shown that lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, can lead to weight loss, resulting in dramatic improvements in overall health and chronic disease risk. However, while ...many traditional dieting, food tracking and weight loss coaching programs result in short-term weight loss, there is less evidence of their effectiveness on sustaining weight loss over time.
We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1,740 adults with obesity who used Foodsmart, a digital personalized dietary assessment, meal planning and food purchasing platform. Participants reported age, gender, at least three measures of weight, and their diet using a food frequency questionnaire. We defined sustained weight loss as participants who lost 5 % of initial weight between their first and second reported weights and lost weight or maintained weight between second and third reported weights. A healthy eating score, Nutriscore, was calculated to assess overall diet quality. We used multivariate logistic regression models to examine the association between user characteristics and odds of sustained weight loss.
Over a median of 25 months, the mean (standard deviation) change in weight among participants was - 6.2 (19.8) pounds. In total, 39.3 % (684/1,740) of participants lost at least 5 % of their initial weight, and 22.4 % percent (389/1,740) of participants sustained weight loss. In the fully-adjusted logistic regression model, we found that obesity class 2 (odds ratio, OR: 1.69, 95 % confidence interval, CI: 1.27-2.24, P < 0.001), obesity class 3 (OR: 2.23, 95 % CI: 1.68-2.97, P < 0.001), baseline diet quality (OR: 1.06, 95 % CI: 1.02-1.09, P < 0.001), and greater change in diet quality (OR: 1.10, 95 % CI: 1.07-1.14, P < 0.001) were significantly associated with sustained weight loss.
This study characterized and demonstrated the utility of Foodsmart, a digital platform that gives personalized nutrition recommendations and meal planning tools, in sustained weight reduction among users with obesity.
The importance of lifestyle for overall health and well-being cannot be overstated. By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, nearly 80% of many chronic conditions such as heart ...disease and type 2 diabetes are preventable through the adoption of healthier lifestyles. Yet, while preventable, these common illnesses account for the majority of the rising US health care costs. For nearly a century, Cummins Inc, a large global employer headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, that designs, manufactures, distributes, and services diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies, has demonstrated a penchant for innovation. However, in the area of health improvement, the company believed it could do better and decided to address the prime factor—lifestyle—the root cause of the growing problem of chronic disease for its employees and their families. This report offers a glimpse into Cummins’ forward-thinking strategy and their early efforts to combat preventable chronic disease through lifestyle and lifestyle medicine.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the primary health concern for most countries around the world. Currently, more than 36 million people worldwide die from NCDs each year, accounting for ...63% of annual global deaths; most are preventable. The global financial burden of NCDs is staggering, with an estimated 2010 global cost of $6.3 trillion (US dollars) that is projected to increase to $13 trillion by 2030. A number of NCDs share one or more common predisposing risk factors, all related to lifestyle to some degree: (1) cigarette smoking, (2) hypertension, (3) hyperglycemia, (4) dyslipidemia, (5) obesity, (6) physical inactivity, and (7) poor nutrition. In large part, prevention, control, or even reversal of the aforementioned modifiable risk factors are realized through leading a healthy lifestyle (HL). The challenge is how to initiate the global change, not toward increasing documentation of the scope of the problem but toward true action-creating, implementing, and sustaining HL initiatives that will result in positive, measurable changes in the previously defined poor health metrics. To achieve this task, a paradigm shift in how we approach NCD prevention and treatment is required. The goal of this American Heart Association/European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation/American College of Preventive Medicine policy statement is to define key stakeholders and highlight their connectivity with respect to HL initiatives. This policy encourages integrated action by all stakeholders to create the needed paradigm shift and achieve broad adoption of HL behaviors on a global scale.
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