LIFESTYLE DISEASES

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LIFESTYLE DISEASES
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What is Lifestyle?

• The way you live your life.
• Includes diet, sport, hobbies, job and people you
  mix with.
• A balanced diet, plenty of sleep and regular
  activity positive health.

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Activity..

• List 5 lifestyle practices that you consider to
  be the most hazardous to your health.

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Activity..

• List 5 lifestyle practices that you consider to
  be the most beneficial to your health.

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Risk Factors

• Controllable risk factors
• high FAT diet
• drug use
• low fibre intake
• overweight
• lack of physical exercise
• high stress levels
• too much sun exposure

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Risk Factors

• Uncontrollable risk factors
• Age
• Gender
• Heredity or family history
• Race
• Environment
• Available Health care

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• Prevention is better than
• a cure!

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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

• Moves nutrients, oxygen and hormones around the
  body, and removes wastes and carbon dioxide.
• VEINS CO2 (Blue)
• ARTERIES O2 (red)
• HEART Muscle pump
• BLOOD

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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CHOLESTEROL

• Its a white fatty substance made by the liver
  and found in all animal cells including human
  cells.
• Our body produces enough but we are naughty
  and eat lots of animals including THEIR
  cholesterol!

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WHAT CAUSES HEART DISEASE?

• High blood pressure
• High Fat and salty diet
• Overweight/obesity
• Smoking
• Physical inactivity