Lifestyle diseases are caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and habits that people have control over, such as smoking, diet, exercise, and sleep habits, as well as other uncontrollable factors. The document discusses cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes as examples of lifestyle diseases. It provides information on the causes and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, ways to detect and treat them, as well as steps people can take to prevent cardiovascular diseases and other lifestyle diseases through diet, exercise, avoiding smoking and managing stress levels.

1. DO THEY CONTROL US OR DO WE HAVE CONTROL OVER THEM?

2. Lifestyle Diseases are diseases that are caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors.

3. They are called this because a person’s habits, behaviors and practices largely determine whether a person develops a lifestyle disease.

4. What is the difference between and

5. habits, practices or behaviors you can change, you have control of them ex: smoking, eating habits, exercise, amount of sleep you get..

6. factors you cannot change. There are 4, do you know what they are?

9. WHAT ARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES? Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are diseases or disorders that result from damage to the heart and blood vessels.

11. blood and oxygen are cut off to the brain

12. When the force of blood exerts against walls of blood vessels faster then normal.

13. blood and oxygen are cut off to the heart.

14. the build up of fatty materials in the blood vessels

15. HOW ARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES DETECTED? Blood pressure Electrocardiogram Ultrasound Angiograph

16. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT

17. trim your fat intake cut down on salt watch your weight don’t smoke exercise watch your blood pressure and cholesterol relax & cut down on stress

18. Can you treat Cardiovascular Diseases? Yes, you can treat them through diet and exercise, medicines, surgery, angioplasty, pacemakers and transplants.

19. A disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth

20. What is the difference between and

21. Benign tumors are not cancerous and usually do not spread Malignant tumors are cancerous and do spread .

23. Don’t Smoke Sunscreen Eat more veggies and less fat Exercise and watch your weight Get regular check ups

24. Diabetes is a disorder in which cells are unable to get glucose from the blood.

25. Insulin is a hormone that causes cells to remove glucose from the bloodstream. With diabetes your body does not produce insulin or it doesn’t produce enough insulin.

26. Diabetes Insulin

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28. You are usually born with it. You do not produce insulin!

29. The body does not produce enough insulin; it’s the most common form usually diagnosed later in life

30. What type of treatment is there for someone with Type 1 Diabetes?

31. Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented through maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding smoking, and the reduction of stress.

32. WHAT IS GESTATIONAL DIABETES? Occasionally a pregnant woman may temporarily develop diabetes, usually near the end of her pregnancy, can cause the baby to be big.