non-communicable diseases - obesity
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- Created on: 17-08-21 14:41
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- Obesity
- Problems
- heart disease
- arthritis
- high blood pressure
- type 2 diabetes
- body (pancreas) doesn't make enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin
- too much sugar (glucose)in the bloodstream
- obesity puts extra pressure on the body to produce insulin due to excess glucose being consumed
- prevention/ treatment
- balanced diet
- losing weight
- exercising regularly
- body (pancreas) doesn't make enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin
- exercise
- amount of exercise affects amount of food needed for respiration
- regular exercise = more muscle tissue, increasing metabolic rate, less likely to be overweight
- reduces risk of arthritis, blood pressure, high blood pressure
- fitter heart and bigger lungs
- lowers blood cholesterol levels, helps to balance different types of cholesterol
- reduces risk of fatty deposits building up on coronary arteries, reduces risk of heart disease
- Problems
- ionising radiation
- ultraviolet light from sun
- increases risk of skin cancers like melanoma
- radioactive material found in soil, water and air
- radon gas in granite rich areas
- medical and dental x-rays
- radiation penetrates the cells and damages the chromosomes causing mutations in the DNA
- accidents in nuclear power generation
- can spread ionising radiation over wide areas
- ultraviolet light from sun
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