生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)

せいかつしゅうかんびょう
noun
lifestyle disease; lifestyle-related illness
health
1. lifestyle disease; chronic disease caused by habits
diseases that result from unhealthy lifestyle choices such as poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking, and excessive drinking
生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)を予防(よぼう)する。
Prevent lifestyle diseases.
糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)は代表的(だいひょうてき)な生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)だ。
Diabetes is a typical lifestyle disease.
運動不足(うんどうぶそく)は生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)のリスクを高(たか)める。
Lack of exercise increases the risk of lifestyle diseases.

The official term since 1996, when it replaced 成人病(せいじんびょう) ("adult diseases") to stress that daily habits, not age alone, cause these conditions. It is common in health checkups, news and advertising.

Common collocations

  • 生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)を予防(よぼう)する: to prevent lifestyle diseases
  • 生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)のリスク: the risk of lifestyle diseases

Related words

Related Words

Related: コレステロール (cholesterol)
Related: 食習慣(しょくしゅうかん) (eating habits)
Compare: 慢性病(まんせいびょう) (chronic illness)
Related: 運動不足(うんどうぶそく) (lack of exercise)
Related: 糖尿病(とうにょうびょう) (diabetes)
Related: 高血圧(こうけつあつ) (high blood pressure)
Related: 動脈硬化(どうみゃくこうか) (arteriosclerosis)
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Added 2026.1.27 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.28 5:44
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