Because cooking reduces obesity and reducing obesity reduces disease.
Letting in more light provides nourishment for fruit buds and, along with better air circulation, reduces disease problems by hastening the drying of leaves and fruits.
A clean water supply reduces disease by 20%, and a latrine by nearly 40%, yet donors continue to pour money into water.
Selection of the best time and depth of seeding and planting is an effective cultural practice that reduces disease impact.
Avoidance of bruises and cuts while digging, grading, and packing potatoes, sweet potatoes, and bulb crops also reduces disease incidence.
"Cleaning up the air we breathe prevents non-communicable diseases as well as reduces disease risks among women and vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly," said Dr Flavia Bustreo, WHO assistant director general of family, women and children's health.
a gift of ₤10 could purchase enough soap for a class of 58 children for a whole term, improving hygiene in schools by ensuring pupils can wash their hands properly which reduces disease.
Infection of mosquitoes with a bacterium shortens their lives and reduces disease transmission, without development of resistance.
WHO family, woman and children's health assistant director-general Dr Flavia Bustreo said: "Cleaning up the air we breathe prevents non-communicable diseases as well as reduces disease risks among women and vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly.
The fact is unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade or so, we all know prevention reduces disease rates and promotes good health.
Administration of recombinant IL-10 (rIL-10) reduces disease severity in experimental models of diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease [16], [17], [18].
