Soc 23: Effects Of Sedentary Lifestyle Flashcards
Overweight
Where a person has more weight than doctors think is healthy.
Overfat
Having more than 19% of your as fat and 26% for women.
Obease
Having 20% more weight than normal for men and 35% for women.
Depression
Low mentallity, slowly loosing interest in life.
Coronary heart disease
Diseases caused by blood clogging up in artiery due to lack of exercise or high cholesterol.
High blood pressure
Lack of exercise causes high blood pressure, increasing the risk of a stroke.
Diabetes
High amounts of sugar intake result in uncontrollable glucose levels in your blood.
Osteosperosis
A disease where you have fragile bones due to lack of weight bearing.
Sedentary lifestyle
A life with no or minimal exercise and poor diet.