A risk factor is any circumstance or situation that increases a person's chance of getting a disease or any other health problem. For example: Unprotected exposure to sunlight is a risk factor for skin cancer, and smoking is a risk factor for cancer of the lung, larynx, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, kidneys, urinary bladder and others. organs The risk factors are those characteristics and attributes that are variously associated with the disease.
Say you would want to start eating healthier. You ask your parents or whoever goes grocery shopping in your family to buy less junk food and more healthy food. You can also ask them to keep you on the right track. Since there is less junk food in your house, your family would theoretically start eating better too.
