Chapter 10- The Adventist Health Perspective Flashcards
Compared to other Americans, SDA’s live longer. By how much?
Men- 7.3 years longer
Women- 4.4 years longer
Compared to other Americans, SDA’s have less disease mortality. By how much?
Cancer- lower by 30%
Heart Disease- lower by 50%
What are the four main Bible teachings about health?
- Your body is a temple
- Original diet is best
- Avoid unclean meat
- Skip alcohol and tobacco
How do we know from the Bible that the concept of unclean meats was not only for the Jews?
The concept existed before the Flood. Noah’s ark had 2 unclean and 7 clean animals.
Land animals. What qualifies as clean meat? Give examples of clean and unclean meat.
- Divides the hooves and chews the cud.
- Clean- beef, lamb, goat
- Unclean- Camel, rabbit, pork
What are some diseases linked with pork consumption?
Cirrhosis, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis
Sea Animals. What qualifies as clean meat? Give examples of clean and unclean meat?
- Has fins and scales
- Salmon, trout, tuna, tilapia
- Lobster, octopus, oyster, clams
What makes unclean sea food unfit to eat?
They are bottom feeders and filter feeders
EGW advises we don’t eat food that hurts us. What are the five?
Meat, Spicy foods, Caffeinated Tea/Coffee, Tobacco, and Rich desserts
What did EGW advise about snacking?
Skip the snacks and allow the stomach to rest
EGW advises to let the stomach rest at night. How would one do it and what is the result?
Eat a light dinner (or skip it), or have an early dinner. This helps one sleep better at night.
Does a person’s food craving indicate a nutrient difficiency?
No, appetite is not a safe guide. Wrong habits of eating ruins our appetite and due to this, our body demands unhealthy choices of food. We should not follow the unhealthy practice of society for our diet.
Who was Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. What was his contribution to healthcare? To what did he attribute his amazing success?
Kellogg was a health reformer who established sanitariums that helped the Adventist health message to be known. He listened to EGW to “stay 5 years ahead”
What is antibiotic resistance? Why are they given to health animals?
Overuse of antibiotics creates drug-resistant strains of bacteria, which means they are no longer effective. They are given to healthy animals to (1) make them grow faster and (2) makeup for unsanitary growing conditions
What percent of retail chicken contains drug-resistant salmonella?
44%
