Table 3.

Convincing and probable relationships between dietary and lifestyle factors and chronic diseases [10]

Factors	CVD	Type-2 diabetes	Cancer	Dental disease	Fracture	Cataract	Birth defect	Obesity	Metabolic syndrome	Depression	Sexual dysfunction
Life style
Avoid smoking	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓		↑			↓
Physical activity	↓	↓	↓		↓			↓	↓	↓	↓
Avoiding overweight	↓	↓	↓		↑	↓			↓		↓
Diet
Using healthy fat	↓	↓						↓	↓
Fruits and veggetable	↓		↓		↓	↓	↓	↓
Using whole grains	↓	↓						↓	↓
Reducing sugar	↓	↓		↓				↓	↓
Reducing calories								↓	↓
Reduction in sodium	↓

↓ Decrease risk, ↑ increase risk