Disease of affluence

Chronic non-communicable diseases.  Self inflicted.  This is interesting and rather depressing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_affluence


Examples of diseases of affluence include mostly chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other physical health conditions for which personal lifestyles and societal conditions associated with economic development are believed to be an important risk factor — such as type 2 diabetes, asthma,^[12] coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, obesity, hypertension, cancer, alcoholism, gout, and some types of allergy.^[1][13][14]
They may also be considered to include depression and other mental health conditions associated with increased social isolation and lower levels of psychological well being observed in many developed countries.^[15][16] Many of these conditions are interrelated, for example obesity is thought to be a partial cause of many other illnesses.<sup>[citation needed]




The diseases of suburbia.</sup>