This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Concept of health and disease, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Which one of the following modes of intervention covers the process of advising a patient to change his lifestyle in order to prevent any risk factor for a disease 
Select and explain. 
A. Health promotion, B. Specific protection, C. Disability limitation, D. Rehabilitation
A: Health promotion
Answer: A: Health promotion 
Explanation: Lifestyle modification (modification of risk factors) comes under health promotion which in turn is a pa of primary prevention Primary prevention includes both health promotion and specific protection Ref : Park&;s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine; 23rd edition - Pgno. 42