listened to professionals on the true nature of non-communicable diseases.
any misconceptions or fallacies that they can have. It
would be beneficial if they
III. EXERCISE:
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write FACT if the statement is correct and MYTH if the
statement is incorrect.
1. To get the right information about NCDs, you must listen to your neighbors.
2. Excessive cating of too many sweets can increase the risk of getting diabetes.
3. Breast cancer can be acquired by both men and women.
4. NCDs can be prevented by practicing a healthy lifestyle.
5. Heart diseases only develop in older people.
6. Joint pains from Arthritis are caused by bones rubbing against each other.
7. Not all NCDs are preventable.
8. NCDs mainly affect rich people.
9. Once you are diagnosed with diabetes, it means you automatically need insulin.
10. In type 2 diabetes, the body does not normally respond to insulin, and is caused by
genetic and lifestyle factors.
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