Abstract

*Dr. Jyoti Kaushik and Prof. Rakesh Sharma

ABSTRACT

Non-communicable diseases are the group of diseases which do not transmit from person to person. They tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors. Children are vulnerable to the risk factors contributing, whether from unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, exposure to tobacco smoke or harmful use of alcohol. The global disease burden affecting children in childhood and later in life is rapidly increasing, even though many of the risk factors can be prevented (WHO, 2016). Approximately 13 % of all NCD deaths occur among children under 20 years. Majority of NCDs which develop later in adulthood have their origin in early life even before the conception. Ayurveda represents the oldest complex medical system about healthy lifestyle principles. The establishment of these disorders can be prevented by various measures depicted in Ayurveda before conception, during pregnancy, during childhood and adolescence, which should influence global health and socioeconomic development.