Feb 11, 2008 19:25
16 yrs ago
German term

Wohlstandserkrankung

German to English Science Medical: Health Care
the talk is about allergies here but could also talk about other such diseases (diabetes, heart disease etc)
I probably have read about this in many times in my 11 years in the States but I have a blockage right now. Any help Please!!!

Proposed translations

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lifestyle disease

Wikipedia:

"Lifestyle diseases (also called diseases of longevity or diseases of civilization) are diseases that appear to increase in frequency as countries become more industrialized and people live longer. They include Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nephritis or chronic renal failure, osteoporosis, acne, stroke, depression and obesity.

Causes
Factors in diet, lifestyle, and the house are thought to influence susceptibility to the diseases listed below. Smoking, alcohol and drug abuse as well as the lack of exercise may increase the risk of certain diseases in later life."

Peer comment(s):

agree Johanna Timm, PhD : bingo:http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=38316
1 min
Thanks, Johanna!
agree Kim Metzger : http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/cent...
4 mins
Thanks, Kim!
agree Frosty : Personally I`d go more for "lifestyle ailments"
27 mins
Thanks, Frosty!
agree Andries Conradie : Lifestyle disease: A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Re
30 mins
Thanks, Andries!
agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
41 mins
Thanks, sibsab!
agree Daniela Gieseler-Higgs
45 mins
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agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
9 hrs
Thanks, Harald!
agree milinad
1 day 10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Nicole. This was very helpful!"
3 mins

"disease of the affluent (society) "

according to Muret-Sanders, but not very convincing

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-02-11 19:29:51 GMT)
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though it does garner over 3000 ghits...

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-11 19:31:40 GMT)
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"diseases of the rich" gets a gazillion googles, but perhaps less appropriate here?
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2 hrs

wealth disease

Any disease that occurs predominantly, almost exclusively in wealthy places
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wealth diseas...

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Note added at 13 hrs (2008-02-12 08:55:06 GMT)
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I hope these are more "prestigous" sources:
http://www.vva.de/index.php?id=396&backPID=396&tt_news=103&L...
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:XLyL2W4gyVUJ:www2.montc...
Peer comment(s):

disagree Johanna Timm, PhD : A slang dictionary might not be the best source to check for terms marked "Sciene/Medical"
4 hrs
http://www.vva.de/index.php?id=396&backPID=396&tt_news=103&L...
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