ESTILOS DE VIDA E FATORES EPIGENÉTICOS: IMPACTOS NA GÊNESE E PROGRESSÃO DAS DOENÇAS CRÔNICAS NÃO TRANSMISSÍVEIS

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-6036-836-1/77-89

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Doenças não Transmissíveis. Estilo de Vida. Epigenética. Promoção da Saúde.

KEYWORDS: Non-Communicable Diseases. Lifestyle. Epigenetics. Health Promotion.

ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases contribute to increased morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Knowledge of epigenetic factors that can be modified and the adoption of healthy lifestyles contribute to reducing the prevalence and mortality from chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure. Objective: to present what is available in the literature about the relationship between lifestyles and epigenetic factors in the genesis and progression of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases.

Autores

• Antônia Marcilania Maciel dos Santos

• Francisco Leonardo Freitas da Silva

• José Erivelton de Souza Maciel Ferreira

• Lúcia de Fátima Silva de Oliveira

• Maria Clara Araújo Sarmento

• Maria Elaine Silva de Melo

• Maria Geângela da Silva Oliveira