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Pub Holistic Health
Lecture 6
Question | Answer |
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Top 10 leading causes of death | heart disease, cancer,stroke,chronic lower respiratory disease,accidents,alzheimers disease,diabetes,influenza/pneumonia,nephritis(nephrotic syndrome,nephrosis),septicemia |
reduce or eliminate leading causes of death | individual behavior changes,compliance with community health prevention and promotion programs. |
what are major killers of todays population | chronic or long-term debilitating diseases |
how long have top 8-10 leading causes of death been consistent | 50 years, 90% of all death attributed to the top 10 causes |
messages for prevention of chronic disease | change habits,change lifestyle,change behaviors |
heart Disease | No 1-coronary arteries become blocked,less O2 to heart, may result in heart damage |
heart damage may lead to | sudden heart attacks,coronary thrombosis or myocardial infarction, chronic heart problems result in less blood flow, reduced energy and inability for body to function properly |
heart disease preventable and reversible by | modification of risk factors, elevated blood levels,elevated blood pressure,cigarette smoking,sedentary lifestyle, stress,obesity,DM |
elevated blood lipids | cholesterol, very low density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein |
cholesterol | fat-derived molecule that is a major component of plaques that clog blood vessels.tryglyceride, inc fat = inc body making cholesterol |