Chapter 14 [ In this edition ] • • • •
Lifestyle and Lifestyle Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Cancer Living with Diabetes
Lifestyle and Lifestyle Diseases Different, non healthy lifestyles can lead to disease like lung cancer because of smoking. Controllable Risk Factors • Smoking • Diet and Body Weight • Amount of Physical Activity Uncontrollable Risk Factors • Hereditary • Age • Ethnicity I could eat healthier and exercise daily in order to lower the risk of developing a lifestyle disease later in life. Cardiovascular Diseases Poor diets and little exercise along with abuse of alcohol and tobacco can contribute to a cardiovascular disease. • Stroke – A blockage or a rupture in a blood vessel because of disruption of the blood supply to the brain. • Coronary Heart Disease – High blood pressure with high blood cholesterol due to the disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscles. • Rheumatic Heart Disease – Caused by damage to the heart muscles and valves from a rheumatic fever. To detect cardiovascular disease early, check your pulse rate or get tested by a doctor. In order to treat cardiovascular disease, you must make lifestyle changes like quit smoking or follow a healthy diet. Four ways to lower your risk for cardiovascular disease is don't smoke, lower your cholesterol, maintain a healthy weight, and exercise regularly. Cancer Cancer is the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Genetics, excessive use of tobacco, and UV exposure causes cancer. Four types of cancer are skin cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. Cancer is can be detected through processes like X-ray scans, blood tests, tissue samples, and ultrasounds.
Chapter 14 In treating cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery are usually used to remove cancer cells from the body. To lower the risk of cancer, don't smoke, eat healthy, limit exposure to radiation, be physically active, and maintain a healthy body weight. Living with Diabetes Insulin basically regulates a diabetic's blood sugar levels. With Type 1 Diabetes the body cannot produce insulin. This can be treated by taking insulin. However, Type 2 diabetes has the body producing a lack of or no insulin at all which is somewhat similar to Type 1 Diabetes. A healthy diet and increased amount of physical activity can help reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes.