Non-communicable Diseases

Many patients recognised laboratory testing as essential for managing chronic conditions, particularly for adjusting medication and monitoring cholesterol and glucose. NCDs can be reversed or prevented through dietary intervention. Non-communicable diseases encompass conditions such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. NCDs including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer account for 74% of global deaths. Non-communicable diseases have risen sharply in Iran and globally over the past three decades. People living with an NCD frequently also experience mental health conditions or share overlapping risk factors with mental health disorders. NCD risk is linked to both unmodifiable and modifiable factors. Following a low-carb or ketogenic diet enables metabolic health that reduces healthcare claims in an insured population. Timely NCD diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries are constrained by economic inequality, geographic isolation, limited infrastructure, understaffing, and weak monitoring systems. Non-communicable diseases are described as the leading global cause of mortality. Sixty…