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The European Society of Lifestyle Medicine is a non-profit organization based in Paris and dedicated to evidence-based treatment and prevention of chronic diseases.The new formation of the European Society of Lifestyle Medicine reflects the European need for central leadership in lifestyle-related disease prevention and treatment.
Today, chronic diseases influenced by lifestyle factors, also known as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represent a leading threat to human health and development. These diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and type-2-diabetes are Europe’s biggest killers, causing an estimated 36 million deaths each year worldwide - 60% of all deaths globally.