Factors Affecting Health Flashcards
What does it mean to be malnourished?
A diet which is badly out of balance
What can malnourished people be?
Fat or Thin
What can excess carbohydrate or fat lead to?
Obesity
How is obesity defined?
20% or more over maximum recommended body mass
What are the usual cause of obesity?
Bad diet
Overeating
Lack of Exercise
Can hormonal problems lead to obesity?
Yes
What health problems can occur due to obesity?
Arthritis Type 2 diabetes High blood pressure Heart disease Cancer
What is arthritis?
Inflammation of the joints
What is type 2 diabetes?
Inability to control blood sugar level
What can too much saturated fat increase?
Blood cholesterol level
What can too much salt cause?
High blood pressure
Heart problems
What problems are caused by eating too little?
Slow growth
Fatigue
Poor resistance to infection
Irregular periods
What is caused by lack of Vitamins and Minerals?
Deficiency diseases
What can lack of vitamin C cause?
Scurvy
What does exercise increase?
The amount of energy used by the body
What does exercise decrease?
The amount stored by fat
What does exercise build up?
Muscle to boost your metabolic rate
What can some inherited factors cause?
An under-active thyroid gland
This can lower the metabolic rate
What is cholesterol?
A fatty substance
Found in every cell in the body
What can some inherited factors increase?
Blood cholesterol level
What can a increased blood cholesterol level cause?
Increases the risk of heart disease
