Factors Affecting Health Flashcards
What does MALNOURISHED mean?
Does diet affect health?
Your diet is badly out of balance. You can be too thin or fat or unhealthy. Health is affected by having an unbalanced diet
Excess [ ] or [ ] in the diet can lead to obeisity
carbohydrates or fat
What can cause obesity? (4)
Hormonal problems, bad diet, over eating and a lack of exercise
Obesity is a common disorder in [ ] countries - it’s defined as being [ ]% or more over maximum recommended body mass
developed
20
What are some health problems that are caused by obesity? (5)
Arthritis (inflammation in the joints)
Type 2 diabetes (inability to control blood sugar level)
High Blood pressure
Heart Disease
Also a risk factor for some kinds of cancer
What happens when there is too much SATURATED FAT in your diet?
It can INCREASE your Blood Cholesterol Level
What happens when there is too much SALT in your diet?
Can cause High Blood Pressure and Heart problems
What are some problems caused from a lack of food? (4)
Slow growth (in children)
Fatigue
poor Resistance to Infection
Irregular periods (in women)
Deficiency diseases are caused by a lack of [ ] or [ ]. For Example, a lack of [ ] can cause scurvy (a Deficiency disease that causes problems with the [ ], joints and [ ])
vitamins minerals vitamin C skin gums
People who exercise regularly …
…are usually healthier than those who don’t and are less likely to suffer from health problems such as obesity
Exercise [ ] the amount of energy used by the body and decreases the amount stored as [ ]. It also builds up muscle so it helps to boost your [ ].
increases
fat
metabolic rate
What inherited factor can lower the metabolic rate and cause obesity?
Underactive Thyroid Gland
What is cholesterol?
Where is it found?
It is a fatty substance that’s essential for good health. It is found in every body cell.
Some [ ] factors can increase blood cholesterol level, which increase the risk of [ ]
inherited
Heart Disease
