Health Disorders Related To Unwise Food Choices. Flashcards
What is another name for unwise choices of diet?
Over-indulgence of food.
An unbalanced diet e.g. one containing too much fat or sugar can result in a variety of nutritional disorders, including:
- Heart disease.
- Obesity.
- Tooth decay and gum disease.
- Intestinal disease.
What is angina?
If one or more of the coronary arteries becomes partially blocked with fatty deposits, the blood carrying the oxygen cannot reach the heart. As a result, the heart muscle becomes partially starved of oxygen.
What does angina cause?
This causes severe pain around the chest coming down the left arm and across the neck.
When is the anginal pain usually brought on?
The pain is usually brought on by exercise, when the heart has to work harder, and it usually passes with rest and medication.
When does someone suffer a heart attack?
If there is a complete blockage in the arteries caused by a blood clot (thrombus) in the artery no blood will get through and the person will suffer a heart attack.
What are the symptoms of a heart attack?
The symptoms are severe pain lasting several hours and the patient will feel sick and faint.
What is cardiac arrest?
When the heart stops beating the patient will die unless first aid is at hand.
What are the non-preventable causes of a heart attack?
- Being male.
- Increasing age.
- Heredity.
What are the preventable causes of heart attack?
- Smoking cigarettes.
- Choice of food.
- Being overweight.
- Lack of exercise.
- Stress.
- High blood pressure.
What can diets high in saturated fats raise?
Diets that are high in saturated fats may raise the level of cholesterol in the blood.
Where is cholesterol found?
Cholesterol is found in some foods and is also made by the liver.
What can result in a heart attack?
Cholesterol can be deposited in the linings of arteries resulting in heart attack.
What are the 6 ways of preventing heart disease?
- Eat a variety of foods.
- Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Exercise and be active.
- Eat less fatty foods.
- Eat less sugar.
- Eat less salty foods.
What are the two causes of obesity?
It can be caused by hormonal disorders, but the major cause is eating more food than the body needs.
What are obese people more prone to?
- Extra body fat can cause complications during operations.
- Unhappiness about being obese can make an obese turn to food for comfort making their condition worse.
- Heart attack, Chest Infections, Varicose Veins, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Gall Stones, Osteoarthritis, and Skin Infections
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What is the other name for obesity?
Excessive weight gain.
What does weight loss require?
Weight loss requires a person to change their eating habits and way of life.
What is the effective and healthy way to lose weight?
The effective and healthy way to lose weight is to take in slightly less energy from food than the body needs each day.
The effective and healthy way to lose weight is to take in slightly less energy from food than the body needs each day. How is this effective?
The body makes up the difference by releasing the energy it has stored as fat and gradually fat stores are reduced.
What do people with anorexia do?
- People with anorexia eat very little.
- They make themselves vomit.
- They take laxative pills.
Why do people with anorexia not get all of the nutrients required?
Food leaves the body before it can be digested so it does not provide the body with energy or nutrients.
What is binge eating/ What do people with bulimia do?
People with bulimia have powerful urges to eat large amounts of food and then make themselves sick and this is called binge eating.
What does binge eating lead to?
- Kidney problems.
- Muscle weakness, constipation and headaches.
- Sore throat, swollen glands and tiredness.
- Dental problems cause by acid from the stomach coming in contact with the teeth when they vomit.
What is the name given to tooth decay?
Dental caries.
What is the name given to gum disease?
Periodontal disease.
What happens on the surface of the teeth when food is eaten?
When food is eaten a white sticky substance called plaque buildup on the surface of the teeth.
What happens on the surface of the teeth when sugar is eaten?
When sugar is eaten, it is absorbed into the plaque and turned into acid.
What is gingivitis?
Plaque also causes gums to become irritated and infected and this is called gingivitis.
What happens during gingivitis?
- Gums become swollen.
- Gums become sore.
- Gums bleed easily.
What is another symptom of periodontal disease?
Bad breath (halitosis) is another symptom of periodontal disease.
What makes the teeth more likely to decay?
Eating a lot of sugary foods makes teeth more likely to decay.
How would one keep a baby’s teeth and gums healthy?
Do not add sugar to their food or bottles. Do not give babies sweetened fruit juices.
How would one keep children’s and teenagers’ teeth and gums healthy?
Limited consumption of sweet drinks and sweet foods. Give only as a treat.
How would one generally keep their teeth and gums healthy?
- Study food labels.
- Look for low-sugar foods.
- Put less sugar into homemade foods.
- Avoid acid and fizzy drinks.
- Brush teeth at least twice a day.
- Floss regularly.
- Use fluoride toothpaste to strengthen enamel.
- Have regular dentist checkups.
