PE & Health Causes

-smoking
Test 1 Reviewer *mainstream smoke - from lit cigarette that is
both inhaled and exhaled
Lifestyle Diseases *side stream smoke - puffed out by smokers,
-diseases caused partly by unhealthy called environmental tobacco
behaviors and partly by other factors *third-hand smoke - attached to the smokers’
hair and clothing and surfaces like walls,
Controllable risk factors floors, chairs, toys
(include habits, behaviors, and practices on -overweight
can change) -high blood pressure
-diet -high cholesterol
*dietary habits - usual choices of food -diabetes
that people make
*poor dietary habit - not eating enough Prevention
healthy food -lower fat and salt intake
-body weight -good weight
-physical activity -don’t smoke
-sun exposure -regular exercise
-smoking -monitor blood pressure
-alcohol consumption -relax

Uncontrollable risk factors Detection

(can’t be change/controlled) -blood pressure
-age -electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
-gender -ultrasound
-ethnicity -angiography
-heredity
Treatment
1. Cardio Vascular Diseases -diet and exercise
-result from progressive damage to the heart -medications
and blood vessels -surgery
-one of the leading cause of death worldwide -angioplasty
-pacemakers
a. high blood pressure (hypertension) -transplants
-increased force exerted against walls of
arteries which puts extra strain on the heart 2. Cancer
-“silent killer” (people don’t realize they have -caused by uncontrolled cell growth
until they have a heart attack)
-can eventually damage the kidneys and eyes Tumors
(masses of abnormal cells)
b. heart attack -malignant - mass of cells that invades and
-the damage and loss of function of an area of destroys healthy tissue
the heart muscle -benign - non-cancerous mass of cells that
-cased by reduced blood flow to the heart develops in the body

c. stroke Causes
-damage and loss of function of an area of the -genetics
brain -carcinogens (cancer-causing agents)
-cased by loss of blood flow to the brain (blood *certain viruses (HPV-cervical cancer)
clot, burst vessel) *radioactivity and UV radiation
 *chemicals found in tobacco smoke Prevention
-asbestos Type 1
-toxic chemicals -none

Prevention Type 2
-don’t smoke -healthy weight
-protect your skin -avoid tobacco products
-eat more vegetables and decrease fat -monitor sugar intake
-stay active, healthy weight -reduce stress
-regular medical check-ups
Treatment
Detection -Type 1: monitoring of blood-sugar levels,
-self-exams insulin injections
-biopsy -Type 2: diet and exercise, weight control
-X-rays -Gestational: diet, exercise
-MRI
-blood and DNA tests

Treatment
-surgery
-chemotherapy
-radiation therapy
-combination of the 3

Signs
Change in bowel or bladder habits
A sore that doesn’t heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
Obvious change in a wart/mole
Nagging cough/hoarseness

3. Diabetes
-the body’s inability to produce a sufficient
amounts of insulin, resulting in an inability to
metabolize glucose
-insulin (a hormone produced in the pancreas
that causes cells to remove glucose from
bloodstream)

Type 1
-insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes
-body doesn’t make insulin

Type 2
-non-insulin dependent diabetes
-commonly occurs in people over 40, obese

Gestational Diabetes
-pregnancy