Epigenetics

Question 1

How much percent has heart disease decreased as the number one cause of death due to diet and lifestyle changes?

Answer 1

52%

Question 2

How many years have healthcare improvements added to life expectancy?

Answer 2

7 yrs of the added 35 yrs in the 20th century

Question 3

the APTA recognizes ___ ___as within the scope of PT but state laws may vary

Answer 3

Nutritional Advice

Question 4

___% of healthcare costs happen in the last 2-3 years of the lifespan

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

Only ____% of cancer is due to genetic inheritance

Answer 5

5-10%, the rest is epigenetic environmental factors

Question 6

The ___ ___accounts for 30-60% of the results for all medical treatments

Answer 6

Placebo Effect

Question 7

What are two categories of physical environment?

Answer 7

Built- School, Work, Parks

Natural- Water, Air, Food

Question 8

___ ___ ___of deaths from the leading causes are due to modifiable behaviors

Answer 8

More than half

Question 9

___ ___Is the most adverse influence on health.

Answer 9

Socioeconomic Status

Question 10

People in the lowest income bracket report ___ as many health complications as those in the highest bracket

Answer 10

3 times

Question 11

How many people are estimated to be homeless in the US?

Answer 11

700,000 people, including 100,000 children

Question 12

Accelerated loss of telomeres (protective end of chromosomes) is correlated to ___ ___

Answer 12

chronic stress

Question 13

What does placing music and art in a stairwell lead to?

Answer 13

39% more use of the stairwell

Question 14

Example of culture preventing illness:

Answer 14

Kosher Laws protected Jews in the middle ages from pork-related illnesses

Question 15

_____% of the US population will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime.

Answer 15

50-60%

Question 16

The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is _____%

Answer 16

7-30%

Question 17

___________ ___________ ___________ may occur to switch a modified phenotype to the original phenotype in order to bridge periods of _________ __________

Answer 17

Epigenetic Phenotype Switching

Environmental Stress

Question 18

During the last 50 years _______ has been scientifically disproven.

Answer 18

“Race”

people of the same race have equal amount of genetic differences to people of other races.

Question 19

____ experiences in childhood are linked to the development of problems later in life

Answer 19

adverse

Question 20

Who are models of successful aging?

Answer 20

Centenarians and Supercentenarians

Question 21

Why is obesity concerning?

Answer 21

it has direct effects on mortality and morbidity

it’s linked to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, endocrine and immune disorders, and cardiovascular disease

Question 22

___ ___ and ___ can modulate gene expression through epigenetic alterations

Answer 22

physical activity

exercise