Lifestyle Choices Flashcards
Negatives of poor diet
Anorexia - ED keeping weight as low as possible
Obesity - impacts ability to move due to excess weight
Disease - rickets lack of vitamin D
Scurvy - Lack of vit C
Negative of lack of sleep
High blood pressure
Increased risk of heart disease
Increased risk of stroke and diabetes
Lack of concentration
Smoking effects
Nicotine taken to blood stream. Raises heart rate and BP.
Can cause bronchitis, increase risk of heart disease, lung cancer, carbon monoxide reduces effectiveness of oxygen,p carrying capacity of haemoglobin
Alcohol
Contains ethanol - acts in brain slows reaction and affects judgment.
Balance coordination and reactions are effected
Diuretic - alcohol can increase water levels in urine and cause dehydration
Increased weight
Liver problems, heart problems, high blood pressure
Sedentary lifestyle
A lifestyle where there is very limited or no physical activity
Causes sedentary lifestyle
Advances in technology
Using cars and public transport
Too much sitting and not enough standing
Sedentary lifestyle risks
Diabitiex
CV disease
Increased risk risk of death
Overweight
When an individual weighs more then the expected weight for there height and weight linked to BMI
Overrated
An individual who has more body fat then u should have. If it’s excessive this can lead to health issues like - high BP and high CL
Obese
Term used to describe people who r very over fat. This is where the body has increased to a level that is seriously unhealthy. This can lead to - mobility issues, additional stress on bones and joints heart disease, type 2 diabetic