Diet related health problems

Obesity
1. What is it?
  1. Disease when too much fat is in the body
  2. A BMI over 30
2. What causes it
  1. Not being in energy balance
  2. too many processed foods and ready meals or other energy dense foods
  3. Sedentary lifestyles
3. What happens to the body
  1. Fat will build under skin and around organs
  2. Visceral fat pushes diaphram up making it herder to breath
  3. Extra weight leads to strain on bones
  4. Health problems like diabetes
4. What can we do to prevent it
  1. Be in energy balance
  2. Control portion size
  3. Increase physical activity
  4. Avoid energy dense foods
Cardiovascular Disease (CHD)
1. What can we do to prevent it
  1. Dietary guidelines
  2. Antioxidants
    1. Vitamins A, C, E
  3. Reducing salt intake
  4. Regular physical exercise
  5. Limiting Alcohol intake
  6. Don't smoke
2. What happens to the body
  1. Arteries blocked by fatty deposits
  2. High cholestrol
  3. Not enough oxygen for the heart
  4. Can result in heart attack
  5. Lining becomes less flexibe
3. What causes it
  1. too much salt
  2. Overweight or obesity
  3. smoking
  4. sedentary lifestyles
  5. alcohol or stress
  6. High blood pressure
  7. Saturated fat
4. What is it?
  1. Affects the cardiovascular system
  2. The blood vessels can have a build up of fat
  3. Blood pressure builds
Skeletal disease
1. What can we do to prevent it
  1. Rickets
    1. enough calcium
    2. Vitamin D
    3. Exposure to sunlight
  2. Osteoporosis
    1. can be slowed by calcium, vitamin D, and being active
  3. tooth decay
    1. Avoid snacks with starch and sugars
    2. Avoid soft drinks and sweetened drinks
    3. Drink lots of water
    4. Brush thoroughly twice a day
2. What happens to the body
  1. Rickets
    1. Weak bones
    2. Not able to reach peak bone mass
    3. bones may bend
  2. Osteoporosis
    1. minerals are removed from bones and not replaced
    2. weak bones, easily break
    3. bent over bones
  3. Tooth decay
    1. erode enamel surface
    2. hole in teeth
    3. infection
3. What causes it
  1. Rickets
    1. lack of vitamin D
    2. no exposure to sunlight
    3. Lack of calcium
  2. Osteoporosis
    1. age
    2. need to reach peak bone mass
    3. sometimes genetic
  3. tooth decay
    1. build up of plaque
    2. sugars feed bacteria
      1. produces acid
    3. fizzy drinks too much free sugar
4. What is it?
  1. Rickets
    1. Weak bones
    2. Lack of Vitamin D
  2. Osteporosis
    1. Porous bones
    2. natural in ageing
  3. Tooth decay
    1. decayed or diseased teeth
Anaemia
1. What can we do to prevent it
  1. eat lots of iron rich foods
    1. eggs
    2. green leafy vegetables
  2. Have lots of Vitamin C
    1. Citrus fruits
    2. peppers
    3. broccoli
2. What happens to the body
  1. lack of energy
  2. tiredness
  3. pale inner eyelids
  4. Weak, rigid fingernails
  5. muscle weaknss
  6. feeling cold
3. What causes it
  1. Lack of Iron
  2. Lack of Vitamin C, B12, and B9
  3. Menstruating girls will be more affected
4. What is it?
  1. Lack of iron
  2. Iron is needed for haemoglobin which takes oxygen around the body
Diabetes (type 2)
1. What can we do to prevent it
  1. dietary guidelines
  2. physical exercise
  3. limit alcohol intake
  4. losing weight
2. What happens to the body
  1. thirsty
  2. tired, weak
  3. weight loss
  4. frequent urination
  5. blurred vision
    1. may lead to blindness
  6. damage capillaries - numbness
  7. skin may not heal properly
3. What causes it
  1. Unbalanced diet
  2. free and refined sugars and starch
  3. overweight or obese
  4. high blood pressure
4. What is it?
  1. to get glucose for respiration we need a hormone called insulation
  2. Insulin resistance
  3. Glucose cant enter the bloodstream

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