Also referred to as the "Western disease" paradigm, these diseases are in contrast to so-called "diseases of poverty", which largely result from and contribute to human impoverishment.
تسمى أيضا "أمراض الغرب" ، وهذه الأمراض هي على النقيض من ما يسمى ب"أمراض الفقر"، التي تنتج عن فقر الإنسان.