The Effect Of Lifestyle On Some Non-Communicable Diseases Flashcards
_______ factors are linked to an ___________ rate of a Disease
Risk
Increased
Risk factors can be
- ?
- ?
- Aspects of a persons lifestyle
- Substances in a persons body or environment
Many diseases are caused by the ________ of a number of factors
Interaction
Discuss the human and financial cost of noncommunicable diseases to an individual, a local community, a nation or globally
- Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 40 million people each year, equivalent to 70% of all deaths globally.
- NCDs tend to affect people in low- and middle-income countries where more than three quarters of global NCD deaths – 31 million – occur.
__________ use, physical activity, harmful use of __________, bad diets.
Lack of _________ activity and _______ diets may show up as raised blood pressure, increased blood _______, high blood _________ and obesity
Tobacco
Alcohol
Physical
Bad
Glucose
Lipids
Statins reduce blood ___________ but can have side effects such as liver _________ and muscle pain
Aspirins reduce the chance of _______ ______ but can cause __________ bleeding
Immune ___________ prevent tissue rejection after a _________ transplant but the immune system gets weakened and the patient is likely to get infected
Cholesterol
Damage
Blood clots
Stomach
Suppressants
Heart
A ________ mechanism has been proven for some _____ factors, but not in ________
Causal
Risk
Others
A causal mechanism has been proven for some risk factors, but not in others.
___________, including ionising _________, as risk factors of ________
Carcinogens
Radiation
Cancer
A causal mechanism has been proven for some risk factors, but not in others.
The effects of diet, _________ and exercise on ______________ disease
Smoking
Cardiovascular
What is a causal mechanism?
The processes or pathways through which an outcome is brought into being.
A causal mechanism has been proven for some risk factors, but not in others.
The effects of __________ and __________ on ________ babies
Smoking
Alcohol
Unborn
A causal mechanism has been proven for some risk factors, but not in others.
__________ as a risk factor for Type 2 _________
Obesity
Diabetes
A causal mechanism has been proven for some risk factors, but not in others.
The effect of _________ on the liver and _________ function
Alcohol
Brain
A causal mechanism has been proven for some risk factors, but not in others.
The effect of _________ on lung disease and _____ cancer
Smoking
Lung
