Research Article: Healthy Habits Factors and Stress Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Peruvian Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract:
Healthy habits are a set of conscious, collective, and repetitive behaviors aimed at improving the physical, social, and mental health of people. Unhealthy habits are one of the main causes of the increase in the rates of non-communicable diseases in Peru. In fact, .% and .% of the Peruvian population over smoked at least one cigarette and consumed some alcoholic beverage in the last months, respectively. Only .% of Peruvians over the age of consumed at least servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day. In addition, the average daily consumption of fruit servings by people in this same age group was . servings, which is lower than the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (? servings of fruits and vegetables per day)., On the other hand, less than % of the Peruvian population performs physical activity exclusively for the benefit of their health, which is worrying because not performing these healthy practices can favor the appearance of non-communicable diseases, such as arterial hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes and even various types of cancer, among others.
Introduction:
Healthy habits are a set of conscious, collective, and repetitive behaviors aimed at improving the physical, social, and mental health of people. Unhealthy habits are one of the main causes of the increase in the rates of non-communicable diseases in Peru. In fact, .% and .% of the Peruvian population over smoked at least one cigarette and consumed some alcoholic beverage in the last months, respectively. Only .% of Peruvians over the age of consumed at least servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day. In…
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