- Type 2 diabetes
- High cholesterol
- Stroke
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Dental
- Cardiovascular
- Anemia
- Constipation
- Some cancers (bowel, pancreas, liver & oral)
Thursday 17 March 2011
Diet Related Diseases
Health Risk of Low BMI
1. In children:-
- Diarrhea
- Pneumonia
- Malaria
- Measles
- Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes)
- Osteoporosis
- Anemia
- Immune system defiencies (lack of vitamins may lead to rickets & scurvy)
2. If one suffers from anorexia:-
- Damaged heart
- Damaged liver
- Damaged kidneys
- Hair loss
- Muscle weakness
- Joint pain
3. If one suffers from bulimia:-
- Damaged stomach
- Damaged teeth
- Damaged throat
- Loss of potassium from constant vomiting leading to heart failure, brain damaged & death
4. Other health risk:-
- Blood vessel deasease
- Nutrient difiencies
- Heart irrugalarities
- Menstrual irrugalirities
- Increase risk of depression & anxiety
- Thyroid problem
- Low muscles mass
- Weak immune system
- Hair loss
- Pregnancy complication\unable to get pregnant
5. Health risk for older person:-
- Poor memory
- Less effective immune system
- Osteoporosis
- Decrease muscle strength
- Hypothermia
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Section C
Healthy food that could be making you sick:-
- Artificial sweetener
- Nutrasweet
- Aspartame
- Equal
- Sports drink - high in sugars
- Most energy & sports bar
- Soy products - depend on processes
- Granola & other unprepared grains
Section B
Risk factor for overweight or obese:-
- Hypertension
- High LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol)
- *LDL = Low-density lipoprotein
- Low HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)
- *HDL = High-density lipoprotein
- High blood glucose diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Premature heart disease
- Certain type of cancer:-
- Endothelial
- Breast
- Prostate
- Colon
- Gall bladder problem
- Metabolic syndrome
- Coronary heart disease/congestive heart disease
- Gall stones/gall bladder disorder
- Osteoarthritis
- Reproductive system
- Gout
- Sleep apnea
- Stroke
- Pregnancy &
- Tired & cloudy minded
- Psychological disorders
Section A
1. BMI is not accurate for:-
- People with developed muscles such as body builders, labourers.
- Pregnant woman
- Breastfeeding woman
- Frail elderly
- People under 5'
2. Calories required & weight gain or loss are related to age.
3. Avoiding BMI related disease.
4. Eat right & exercise regularly.
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