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A disease related to, or caused by insufficient ACTIVITY and lack of REGULAR EXERCISE (sedentary living)?
hypokinetic diseases
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Sedentary living costs our nation how much each year because of increased need for health care and loss of productivity?
$150 Billion
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What is the best way to reduce ILLNESS and increase wellness in our society?
regular physical activity
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Diseases that involve the HEART or BLODD VESSELS?
cardiovascular diseases
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Cardiovascular disease is a primary or contributing cause of what percent of all deaths in our country?
60%
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How many Americans currently have one or more form of cardiovascular disease?
1 in every 4
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People get cardiovascular disease for many reasons. Each one is called a what?
risk factor
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Primary risk factors?
- - sedentary or inactive living
- - smoking
- - high blood pressure (hypertension)
- - high fat levels in the blood
- - having too much body fat
- - having diabetes
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Secondary risk factors?
- - stressful living
- - excessive alcohol use
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What are the pipelines that carry blood from the heart to all parts of your body?
arteries
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Type of cardiovascular disease: closing of the arteries?
atherosclerosis
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Occurs when the blood supply into or within the heart is severely reduced or cut off?
heart attack
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Occurs when oxygen in the blood supply to the brain is severely reduced or cut off?
stroke
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High blood pressure is called what? It is a primary risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases.
hypertension
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The uncontrollable GROWTH of ABNORMAL cells is what?
cancer
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2nd leading cause of death in the United States?
cancer
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Cancer can be treated or even CURED if diagnosed when?
early
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The death rate is from all forms of cancer is lower in what?
ACTIVE people
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What cancers are considered hypo kinetic because people who are physically active are less likely to get them than people who are inactive?
BREAST and COLON cancer
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Many of these are thee same for heart disease and cancer?
risk factors
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It is not clear why physical activity helps REDUCE the risk of cancer, but one of the health benefits is an active what?
immune system
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When a persons body cannot regulate SUGAR levels, they have what?
diabetes
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A person with diabetes will have excessively high what? (until he or she gets medical assistance)
blood sugar
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Over time, diabetes can damage what?
- blood vessels
- heart
- kidneys
- eyes
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A very high level of sugar in the blood can cause what?
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This type of diabetes is NOT a hypokinetic disease. It is often HEREDITARY and accounts for 10% of all diabetics.
Type 1
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Type 1 diabetics take what to help control blood sugar levels?
insulin
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Most common kind of diabetes? Is a hypo kinetic disease because people who are physically ACTIVE are less likely to have it.
Type 2
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Overfatness is considered to be a MAJOR risk factor for Type II diabetes.
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When a person has a high PERCENT of body FAT?
obesity
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Obesity is the result of?
inactivity
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Having too much body fat contributes to other diseases such as?
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Since 1980 the incidence of obesity among teens has increased from what % to what %
5% to 14% and increase of almost 300%
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When the structure of the BONES deteriorates and the bones become WEAK?
osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis is most common among OLDER people but has beginnings in YOUTH.
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You develop your greatest xxxx xxxx when you are young?
bone mass
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Those who xxxxxxxx regularly develop stinger xxxxx than those who are xxxxxxxxx?
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It is especially important to do physical activities that cause you to bear weight such as xxxxxxx, and that stress the bones, such as xxxxxxxxx training?
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If you do the right kinds of activity when you are YOUNG, you will build a higher what?
peak bone mass
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As a result, if you lose bone mass as you get older, you will have stronger bones that is you hadn't done this at all?
exercised while young
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Lack of this in the diet, especially when a person is young, contributes to osteoporosis?
calcium
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Who are more likely to have osteoporosis than men because of hormonal changes that take place later in life?
women
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For bone health throughout life, good xxxxxxxx, and regular xxxxxxx,and proper medical attention are necessary.
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Lack of regular exercise?
sedentary
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During a heart attack, the heart may beat ABNORMALLY or even stop beating.
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The more of these you have, the more chance you have a getting a disease?
risk factors
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A disease related to or caused by insufficient activity and lack of regular exercise?
hypokinetic disease
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