Final Exam Flashcards
DHSHEA
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
Newmaster et al 2013, out of the 12 companies and 44 herbal products, how many were shown to have authentic herbal supplements?
2 out of the 12. No substitution, contaminants, or filler
what are the potential side effects of fillers and contaminants?
toxicity, cathartic colon, liver damage, abdominal pain, epidermal breakdown or blistering
what was the primary issue related to the case again target and Walmart
selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements. 4 out of the 5 products did not contain any of the herbs on their labels.
Regarding the results from gurley et all 2020, how many products tested contained no measurable amounts of CBD
Out of the 25 products, 3 were devoid of CBD
what are the primary components of the major third-party certification programs
NSF and Informed-Sport. a monitoring program that certifies that a product has been “skip-lot” tested for banned substances by LGCs world-class sports anti-doping lab
Logical Fallacy
an error in reasoning. fallacies are tricks or allusions of common sense. flawed, deceptive, or false argument that can be proven wrong w reasoning
appeal to popularity
more inclidned to do something if a substantial number of peers cause it to be bias.
appeal to antiguity
not common practice from tradition. rocky training, paleo diet
augment from authority
argument proposes that a potion is true because an authority supports or endorses it, something is sponsored by nike
definitional ambiguity
the qulaity of being open to more than one interpretation, inexactiness
confusining correlation with causation
interperting patterns seeking bias opinions. using a supplement once and saying it cured your problems
appeal to anecdote
description or short narrative of an indivduals experinece which can bias a person to make hasty genralizations about a product,can be induced by a personals emotional or finciaial investment in a product
leading cause of death in US
heart disease
major forms of heart diesease
stroke: affects arties supplying blood to the brain. high blood pressure is related to 70% of strokes. ishecmic stoke= blood vessel is blocked. herrohamic when blood vessel ruptures.
heart attack - conrornary arteries becoming diseased or blocked
infarction = heart does not receive a continual supply of blood and oxygen
ischemia = when blood supply to the heart is partially blocked
blood pressure reading
normal = less than 120/80 (systolic/diastolic)
systolic = pressure is the max pressure in the artisletic that occurs when heart contracts
diastolic = pressure between contraction, blood flowing from one chamber to another
blood pressure reading
normal = less than 120/80 (systolic/diastolic)
systolic = pressure is the max pressure in the artisletic that occurs when heart contracts
atheroscleriosis
hardening of the arteries. plauque formation. not enough oxygen to brian. heart attack occurs
do smokers die earlier than non-smokers
1 out of 13 will die early from smoking
physiological effects from nicotine
alters mood and provides pleasure
whihc smoking related diease leads to destruction of alveoli.
emphysema, destruction of tiny air sacs in the lungs. impairs lungs to obtain oxygen, heart works header and becomes enlarged
how is alcohol metabolized and excreted
absorbed into gastrointestinal tract and carried through blood stream to tissues and organs
factors that slow the absorption: food in stomach and nonalcoholic substances
factors that increase= presicne of oxygen in beverage and higher alc content
10% exerted through sweat, urnine, breath
90% broken down by liver, one-half ounce per hour
BAC
1 drinks, ½ ounce, BAC 0.02, 1 hour, relaxed or loosened up
2 ½ drinks , 1 ¼ ounces, BAC 0.05, 2 ½ hours, feeling high, decrease in inhibitions, increase in confidence, judment impaired
5 drinks, 2 ½ ounces, BAC 0.10, 5 hours, memory impaired, muscular coordination reduced, slurred speech, sad feelings
10 drinks, 5 ounces, BAC 0.20, 10 hours, slowed relfexed, erratic changes in feelings
15 drinks, 7 ½ ounces, BAC 0.30, 15-16 hours, stuporous, complete loss of coordination, little sensation
20 drinks, 10 ounces, BAC 0.40, 20 hours, may become comatose, breathing may cease
25-30 drinks, 15-20 ounces, BAC 0.50, 26 hours, fatal amount
