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Lifestyles refer to the way people choose to live and how their behavior and what they do affect individual and public health. Lifestyles consist of a wide range of individual activities from jobs and hobbies, diets and sports, to relaxation and fun. The relationship between lifestyle and health is increasingly acknowledged and has led to lifestyle being currently recognized as an important determinant of health.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Lifestyles. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_338
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