Lifestyle choises Flashcards
How can diet affect a persons health?
A bad diet can cause Diseases associated with obesity include type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease
How does alcohol affect a persons liver and pancreas:
Liver: Can cause:
Fatty liver
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis leading to fibrosis
Pancreas:
Alcohol causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion.
How does alcohol affect the immune system?
Drinking too much can weaken your immune system, making your body a much easier target for disease.
Chronic drinkers are more liable to contract diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis than people who do not drink too much.
Drinking a lot on a single occasion slows your body’s ability to ward off infections – even up to 24 hours after getting drunk.
Alcohol and cancer
You can increase your chances of getting: Mouth; Oesophagus; Throat; Liver; & Breast Cancers
How do drugs affect health?
Injuries
Health Issues such as
Weaken the immune system – HIV risk
Cause cardiovascular conditions ranging from abnormal heart rate to heart attacks.
Cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Causing significant damage to liver or liver failure.
Cause seizures, stroke and widespread brain damage
Behavioural Problems – paranoia, aggression, mood swings, hallucinations, aggression.
How does smoking effect circulation?
Narrow arteries
Increase blood pressure
Thicken blood
How does smoking effect the heart ?
coronary heart disease,
heart attack, stroke,
peripheral vascular disease
How does smoking effect the brain?
Increases chance of a stroke by 50%
Cerebrovascular disease
How does smoking effect lungs?
can cause coughs, colds, wheezing and asthma
pneumonia, emphysema and lung cancer.
Over 80% of deaths from lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
How does smoking effect stomach?
Increased chances of ulcers
How does smoking effect mouth and throat?
bad breath and stained teeth
risk of cancer
More than 93% of throat cancers are caused by smoking
How does smoking effect skin and bones?
ages skin by between 10 and 20 years
bones = brittle.
How does smoking effect fertility?
Male impotence; decreased sperm count, increased risk of cancer
the fertility of smoking women is 72% that of non-smokers.
Increases your risk of cervical cancer.
Increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, and it increases the risk of cot death by at least 25%.
Why is lack of exercising bad?
It can make your bones weak, cause your organs to malfunction and cause you to gain weight, which might lead to one or more obesity-related medical conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension.
What disorders can a lack of exercise cause?
Muscle Atrophy – muscle wasting away
Cardiac Decline - Fatty deposits in and around the heart weaken it
Increased Visceral Fat – Fat that surrounds your organs. Releases dangerous hormones that can cause diabetes
Intestinal Effects – constipation and bowel cancer
How can poor housing effect a persons health?
Evidence suggests that living in poor housing can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease as well as to anxiety and depression. Problems such as damp, mould, excess cold and structural defects which increase the risk of an accident also present hazards to health.
How can employment effect a persons health?
Working Overtime
Lack of Movement
Inbox overload
Not taking breaks
Working into old age
Hating the job
Commuting
Long term unemployment
Co-worker relationships
Stress
Is alcohol always bad for the body?
Drinking too much alcohol -either in a binge or over a long period of time, can have negative effects on health.
Small amounts however are beneficial.
How can alcohol affect the heart?
Cardiomyopathy – Stretching and drooping of heart muscle
• Arrhythmias – Irregular heart beat
• Stroke
• High blood pressure
How does alcohol affect a persons brain?
Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works.
These disruptions can change mood and behaviour, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination.
