lifestyle and health
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- Created on: 11-05-15 11:05
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- LIFESTYLE + HEALTH
- RISK
- a measure of the probability that damage to health will occur as a result of a given hazard
- RISK FACTORS AND CANCER
- cancer not a single disease - not a single cause
- lifestyle choices and cancer
- carcinogenic - factors that put us at risk of contracting cancer
- smoking
- increases chance
- diet
- a healthy diet lessens chance of cancer
- obesity
- being overweight increases chances
- physical activity
- people who take regular exercises are at lesser risk
- sunlight
- the more someone is exposed to sunlight greater chance
- RISK FACTORS AND CHD
- smoking
- high blood pressure
- blood cholesterol - high = greater risk
- obesity
- diet
- physical activity
- FACTORS SUCH AS GENES AGE AND SEX CaNT BE CONTROLLED
- REDUCING RISK OF CHD AND CANCER
- stop smoking
- avoid being overweight
- reduce salt intake
- reduce intake of cholesterol and saturated fats
- regular exercise
- keeping alchol consumption within safe limits
- increasing intake of fibre and antioxidants
- RISK
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