The document discusses several groups presenting on different determinants of health. It provides definitions and ratings of control for heredity, environment, media, culture, technology, attitude, behavior, and discusses examples and statistics for each on their influence. Research examples are given for cystic fibrosis, fragile X syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy in the heredity section and effects of pollution, air quality, and housing on health in the environment section.
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
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Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
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2. Heredity
Our Group
Tech Hater=Rina Ravisundar
The Psychologist=Matt Pokorny
The Tech Guru=B.J. Ryan
The Research Specialist=Courtney
Berenshot
3. Overview of Heredity
• Definition: According to http://www.merriam-webster.com, heredity is the transmission of
qualities from ancestors to descendants through the genes.
• Rating of Control: 0
• Epigenetics: Though you have no control whatsoever over your own genes, traumatic events
and other things like food surpluses can essentially “turn on” or “turn off” genes in your
children and grandchildren. The study of this is called epigenetics. Because of epigenetics,
you essentially have indirect control over your descendants’ genes.
• Selling Point: We have little to no control over us when it comes to heredity. I was surprised
by this because of the way we learned about this in my 7th grade science class. Heredity
stands out above the rest of the world health problems, specifically because we have little to
no control of it, therefore it is important that we understand the topic of heredity.
4. Research of Influence of HeredityExample: Cystic Fibrosis
•
Stats: About 1,000 new cases of cystic fibrosis are diagnosed each year.
•More than 70% of patients are diagnosed by age two.
•More than 45% of the CF patient population is age 18 or older.
•The predicted median age of survival for a person with CF is in the late 30s.
•
citation- http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/?
gclid=CKrD8avW3rcCFYkWMgodiXAAuQ
•Ex: Fragile X Syndrome
•stat: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common known cause of inherited
intellectual disability. [Read article]
•FXS affects both males and females. However, females often have milder symptoms
than males. The exact number of people who have FXS is unknown, but it has been
estimated that about 1 in 5,000 males are born with the disorder. [Read article]
•citation: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fxs/data.html
•
Ex: Spinal Muscular Atrophy
•
One in every 6,000 babies is born with SMA.
•SMA can strike anyone of any age, race or gender.
•One in every 40 people carries the gene that causes SMA. The child of two carriers
has a one in four chance of developing SMA.
5. How Environment impacts your
Health
Our Group
Tech Hater= Emma
The Psychologist= Veronica
The Tech Guru= Cameron
The Research Specialist= Annie
6. Overview of Environment
• Definition: According to Dictionary.com, the definition of
• environment is “the social and cultural forces that shape
• the life of a person or a population”
• Rating of Control: Six
• Selling Point: Depending on the environment you live in, determines the lifestyle you live. Living in
a not-so wealthy environment would lead to fast food restaurants which immensely affects the
health of someone. Living in an environment such as a farm or rural area there is much cleaner air,
and healthier food near. Due to the crops being grown, the most consumed item around those
areas are vegetables.
• Vegetables are some of the healthiest/best for you foods out there.
• sited from http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
•
reasoning on why environment is the most influential on health: depending on the environment
you live in, determines the lifestyle you live. Living in a not-so wealthy environment would lead to
fast food restaurants which immensely affects the health of someone. Living in an environment
such as a farm or rural area there is much cleaner air, and healthier food near. Due to the crops
being grown, the most consumed item around those areas are
vegetables. Vegetables are some of the healthiest/best for you foods out there.
sited from http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
7. Research of Influence of Environment
Example: Pollution of Groundwater
• Stat: High levels of nitrates in groundwater lead to incidences of
methemoglobinemia or blue baby syndrome, which robs the blood cells of
their ability to carry oxygen.
Citation: http://www.reopure.com/nitratinfo.html
Example: Air pollution
Stat:Evidence shows that particle pollution—like that coming from that
exhaust smoke—can kill as well as increase the risk of heart disease, lung
cancer and asthma attacks.
Citation:http://www.stateoftheair.org/2013/health-risks/health-risks-
particle.html
Example:Homes and Communities
• Stat: Rundown housing units encourage the growth of mold, dust mites,
insects, rodents which can cause asthmatic problems, allergies, and
respiratory problems
Citation:http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/01735/files/housingeffects.html
8. Media
Our Group
Tech Hater= Berenice
The Psychologist= JAMES
The Tech Guru=Luke
Research Specialist= Taylor
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Your Determinant
9. Overview of Media
• Definition: The means of communication through
newspaper, radio, magazine, and television that
influences people widely.
• Rating of Control: the control is a 7. Although we don’t
have to follow it, it does strongly influence our society
which almost forces us to try and fit in.
• Selling Point: The media has a large influence on
society in general, which becomes like a global peer
pressure. Peer pressure is hard to resist when it is just
one person, but when it is a global social norm it
becomes even harder.
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teenagers and young adults. when
they see their favorite stars
doing drugs, some teens feel the
need to do drugs to be like them.
10. Research of Influence of Media
Example: Children on computers and media in general.
Stat: Children spend more time on media than sleeping. Research has found that media leads to children's
beliefs towards aggressive behavior and violence, sex, and eating disorders. Kids that watch a heavy load of
television on a daily basis could lead to asthma, sleeping disorders, mood changes, and depression.
•Citation http://opi.mt.gov/pdf/health/Fit/mediacolor.pdf
Example: Television for the average person.
Stat: The average person watches 4-5 hours of television a day. Lately food companies have hired famous people to
advertise in order to attract more people.
•Citation http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/How-Media-Can-Affect-Children's-Health.aspx
Example: Lack of communication and social ability due to
Stat: Increased interaction through social medias and networks allows for more communication. However, the quality
of the communication has gone downhill, leaving a lack of face to face interaction. This allows for miscommunications
that would easily be clarified if they had had the voice inflection and body language to help interpret them. Bottom
line: Although social networks open communication, they cannot replace human interaction.
•Citation McQuillen, Jeffrey S. "The influence of technology on the initiation of interpersonal relationships (1)." Education 123.3 (2003): 616+. Student Resources In Context. Web. 12 June 2013
11. Culture
Our Group
Tech Hater= Honor Stick
The Psychologist= Zara Khan
The Tech Guru= Gray Kafkes
The Research Specialist= Alyssa Adams
12. Overview of Culture
• Definition: According to Merriam-Webster, culture embodies the arts
and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded
collectively.
• Rating of Control: I would say that the general human population has a
control of about 5, because we cannot control exactly how the culture affects
us. Society has a certain image and we are expected to act and think a certain
way.
• Selling Point: Culture is the most influential determinant in society
because it overall affects our mental and physical health. For example, society
has a standard of being skinny, having shiny hair, or big muscles. These
physical traits do not define us , but society ostracize the people that are
“different”.
13. Research of Influence of Culture• Example: Music is a significant part of our culture and what the lyrics mean
truly affect young and old people very directly. It can affect the way we act
and think.
• Stat: According to CNN Health, music may impair cognitive abilities in these
scenarios because if you're trying to memorize things in order, you may get
thrown off by the changing words and notes in your chosen song, the
authors speculate.
• Citation: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/27/music-may-harm-your-
studying-study-says/
Example: This shows that overeating in our culture has lead to major health
problems such as obesity, heart attacks, diabetes, and many other dangerous
illnesses. Food has always been a tremendous part of American culture and
continues to grow as well as affect millions.
• Stat: According to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, food portions in
America's restaurants have doubled or tripled over the last 20 years, a key
factor that is contributing to a potentially devastating increase in obesity
among children and adults.
• Citation:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/news-
events/matte1.htm
• Example: In our culture, we have an image of what women should look like
nowadays, which brings up thoughts of insecurity and depression. We see
models in magazines and wish to look like someone we are not. The question
is why? It is now a part of our culture, more than ever before.
• Stat: According to Teens Finding Hope, Truth is: flaws are not accepted,
regardless of the fact that everyone is flawed and imperfect.
• Citation: http://www.teensfindinghope.org/1/post/2013/04/feeling-insecure.html
14. Technology
Our Group
Tech Hater= Rohith B.
The Psychologist= Neil O.
The Tech Guru= Yu-Lin Y.
The Research Specialist= Andrew C.
Put a Pic Here Regarding
Your Determinant
15. Overview of Technology
• Definition: A factor that decisively affects the nature or outcome of something.
Serving to determine or decide something.
• Rating of Control: 7 We can control the impact that technology has on
health merely by the amount of contact we allow ourselves. It is almost inevitable that
at some point, technology will affect us in one way or another, positively or negatively.
This can be controlled by the measures we take to either use this to our advantage.
•
Selling Point: Our current generation is obsessed with technology and it is
growing at an exponential rate. There are many positives and negatives to the
technological boom.
16. Research of Influence of Technology
Example: Tyrone is a high school boy who loves his twitter account.
He goes on vacation to Canada where there is no wi-fi access and he
cannot check his Twitter account. His addiction cannot be
appeased.
• Stat: In a recent study by researchers at Chicago University, 205
people above 18 years old were asked to record their longings
throughout the day. As normal, alcohol and cigarettes were logged
multiple times, but social media also was at the top of the list.
Citation
Example: One great example is social media. According to an article on
worldcrunch.com, Facebook can cause depression in frequent users. Scrolling
through the lives of friends can often cause dissatisfaction with one’s own
life, along with a feeling of un-fulfillment because of the “lack” of a life.
Stat: In a study of 600 Facebook users, 30% reported that there test
resulted in an envy of their friends. 36% said that they were
frustrated with Facebook
Citation
Example: Shaniqua lives in Harlem and goes to Mcdonald’s daily.
She’s a clear example of an average American who dines in a fast
food restaurant on a regular basis. Her excessive technology use
creates a sedentary lifestyle in which she is not active enough to
maintain a healthy weight.
• Stat: Our sedentary lifestyle increased from 26.4 MET hours in
1965 to 37.7 MET hours in 2009 which has increased obesity rates
in Murica
Citation
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18. Overview of Attitude
• Definition: An attitude is an expression of
• favor or disfavor toward a person, place,
• thing, or event
• Rating of Control: 8
• Selling Point: Your attitude is based on your current
emotional status, which has a lot more ‘control’ than
the other determinants, and therefore has a much
larger impact on how you act emotionally versus
determinants that cannot be changed as easily, such as
environment.
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19. Research of Influence of Attitude
• Example: Many years of a stressful attitude may lead to a decline in health in the future.
• Stat: More often than not, the two sets of research showed, cancer victims reported a disturbed childhood.
• More Support: “Dr. George E. Vaillant, professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, believes that the best
protection against today's major illnesses is simply good mental health. Dr. Vaillant studied more than 100
Harvard students, selected for their excellent emotional adjustment... Dr. Vaillant concludes, ''Stress does not
kill so much as ingenious adaptation to stress - call it good mental health or mature coping mechanisms -
facilitates our survival.''
• Citation: How the mind affects our health. (1980, Nov 23). New York Times. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/424012742?accountid=6263
• Example: Mentality of diet awareness and attitude affects the prioritization of different aspects of overall
health.
• Stat: “In both the United States and Geneva, health consciousness was greater among women and more highly
educated persons than among other groups. Compared with Americans, Genevans assigned more importance
to avoiding salt, sugar, and overweight (odds ratio= 1.6, 2.9, and 5.9, respectively) and less importance to
lowering cholesterol (odds ratio=0.6). Genevans were more likely to recognize the relatively high fiber content
of lettuce, carrots, and apples. Recognition of low-fat foods was slightly better in the United States.
Conclusions. Knowledge and attitudes differed despite high general diet and health awareness in both
populations….. Levels of health were negative in their own ways.”
• Citation: Girois, S. B., Kumanyika, S. K., Morabia, A., & Mauger, E. (2001). A comparison of knowledge and attitudes about diet and
health among 35- to 75-year-old adults in the united states and geneva, switzerland. American Journal of Public Health,91(3), 418-
24. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/215105439?accountid=6263
20. Example: your attitude affects the
amount of exercise you do, if you have a more
positive attitude and motivation you are more
likely to work harder on your physical health
and appearance.
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22. Overview of Behavior
• Definition: the thing that a person or animal
does. According to www.ldoceonline.com
• Rating of Control: 5
• Selling Point: Behavior can be controlled in some
ways but not others. Your attitude has a impacts
your behavior a lot. If you have a good attitude
towards something, then you are more likely to
do it (example: exercise is a good thing and
should be done often. If you think that it is good,
you are more likely to do it).
23. Research of Influence of Behavior
Example: stress
• Stat: This (stress) puts you at increased risk of numerous health problems,
including:
• Heart disease
• Sleep problems
• Digestive problems
• Depression
• Obesity
Citation: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress/SR00001
Example: You can control behavior by having a plan and a goal. Income does not
affect behavior. Social networks can affect behavior.
Stat: “45% of behavioral variance can be predicted by the belief that you have
control”
Citation: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/how-to-change-behaviour
Example: Not being able to hold a job is behavior that you can’t control but what you
eat and how much you exercise can be controlled
Stat: “The truth is: you can't control all your behavior.”
Citation: http://www.psychologicalselfhelp.org/Chapter4.pdf