Environmental and Nutritional Disorders- WK9 ( CH4)

Question 1

To help to prevent many chronic diseases, CDC, NIH, ACSM, APTA and AMA all support the following recommendations for minimal routine activity at moderate intensity at __________ MET’s of intensity.

Answer 1

3-6

Question 2

Obesity is defined as a mean adiposity above _____ and a BMI >_______.

Answer 2

20 %
30

Question 3

What are the potential consequences of IV illicit drug use

Answer 3

bacterial endocarditis
infections of hepatitis and HIV
abscess or cellulitis at local injection site

Question 4

What are the iatrogenic disorders that may occur due to localized radiation for the treatment of cancer:

Answer 4

transverse myelitis
pulmonary fibrosis
esophageal stricture

Question 5

_______________ is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, accounting for approximately 1 of every 5 deaths in the United States each year.

Answer 5

cigarette smoking

Question 6

Smoking deaths are primarily due to ________________ and __________________

Answer 6

cardiovascular disease
lung disease

Question 7

What happens 20 minutes after you stop smoking ?

Answer 7

blood pressure drops to normal and hands and feet temperature returns to normal

Question 8

What happens 8 hours after you stop smoking ?

Answer 8

oxygen level in blood increases to normal

Question 9

What happens 24 hours after you stop smoking ?

Answer 9

chance of heart attack decreases

Question 10

What happens 48 hours after you stop smoking ?

Answer 10

nerve endings start re-growing and ability to smell and taste is ehanced

Question 11

What happens 1-9 months after you stop smoking ?

Answer 11

coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease; energy increases

Question 12

What happens 1 year after you stop smoking ?

Answer 12

excess risk of coronary heart disease is half of that of a smoker

Question 13

What happens 5 years after you stop smoking ?

Answer 13

lung cancer death rate decreases by half

Question 14

What happens 10 years after you stop smoking ?

Answer 14

cancerous cells are decreased; and risk of cancer decreases

Question 15

What happens 15 years after you stop smoking ?

Answer 15

risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker

Question 16

Systemic effects of alcoholism include impacts to:

Answer 16

The liver, pancreas, heart, skeletal muscle, endocrine, GI, brain

Question 17

Give examples of 3-6 METS activities

Answer 17

3 MET: walking 2.5 mph
4 MET: walking 3.5mph
5 MET: Walking 4 mph
6 MET: biking 10-11.9 mph

Question 18

Walking > 3 mph for _____ hours/week have a ______% lower risk of stroke than non-exercisers

Walking > 3 mph for ______ hours/week have a ______% lower risk of stroke than non-exercisers

Answer 18

2.5, 24

5, 46

Question 19

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of :

Answer 19

HTN, dyslipidemia, Type II diabetes, CHD, Stroke, gallbladder disease, OA, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancer

Question 20

Abdominal fat is strongly associated with health risks. What are the waist circumfrences for men and women that (a) increased health risk of disease (b) substantially increased health risk of disease

Answer 20

(a) female > 31.5 in and male >37 in

(b) female >35 in and male >40 in

Question 21

Strong evidence exists that weight reduction reduces the risk of:

Answer 21

Type II diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, HTN, dyslipidemia

Question 22

Leading factors contributing to obesity according to WHO:

Answer 22

excess calorie intake, sedentary lifestyle