参考：生活方式医学与传统医学的比较Comparison between Lifestyle Medicine and othe ...

Conventional Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine

Treats individual risk factors

Treats lifestyle causes with the goal of primary, secondary and tertiary disease prevention

Patient is often a passive recipient of care

Patient is an active partner in care

Patient is not required to make big changes

Patient is required to make substantial transitions

Treatment is often short term

Treatment is always long term

Responsibility falls mostly on the clinician

Responsibility falls mostly on the patient; emphasis on motivation and adherence

Medication is often the “end” treatment;  emphasis is on diagnosis, prescription and disease management

Medication may be needed but as an adjunct to lifestyle change

传统医学

生活方式医学

治疗个体危险因素

以预防原发性，继发性和三级疾病为目标治疗生活方式病因

患者通常是被动的接受者

病人是诊疗的积极参与者

不需要患者进行大的改变

需要患者进行实质性的转变

治疗通常是短期的

治疗通常总是长期的

责任主要落在临床医生身上

责任主要落在病人身上；强调动机和坚持

药物治疗通常是“终点”治疗；重点是诊断，处方和疾病管理

可能需要药物治疗，但作为生活方式改变的辅助手段