Chapter 14 Life Style Diseases By Amanda Moore

Section 1 Lifestyle and Lifestyle Disease

Section 2 Cardiovascular Disease

Personal habits,

behaviors, and

practices of one’s

lifestyle affect

whether or not

they develop a

lifestyle disease

Controllable Risk

Factors: diet and

body weight, daily

levels of physical

activity, level of

sun exposure

Uncontrollable Risk

Factors: age,

gender, and

ethnicity

Work harder to

prevent the disease

Don’t smoke or

drink alcohol to

prevent developing

the disease

Lifestyle contributes to

cardiovascular disease

because if you smoke, are

overweight, have high

blood pressure, have high

cholesterol, or have

diabetes, it is more likely

for you to develop the

disease

Stroke: sudden attack of

weakness or paralysis

when a blood vessel is blocked

or bursts in the brain

High Blood Pressure: when the

force of blood on the wall of

the vessel causes strain

Heart Attack: when blood

becomes clogged or stops

flowing through the heart

Atherosclerosis: buildup of

fatty materials in the arteries

To detect: check blood

pressure or get an

Angiography

To lower risk: reduce

fat and salt intake,

keep a healthy weight,

don’t smoke, and

don’t stress out

Section 3 Cancer

Section 4 Living with Diabetes

Insulin is a hormone that

allows the cells to remove

glucose from blood.

Diabetes is when you

can’t obtain the glucose

from the blood

Type 1 Diabetes: the

immune system attacks

insulin producing cells of

the pancreas

Type 2 Diabetes: when

glucose builds up in the

body

To detect diabetes, see

your doctor if you have

symptoms. Then take an

insulin test to determine

To treat Type 1

diabetes: keep glucose

levels as normal as possible by

taking insulin and eating a

healthy diet.

To treat Type 2 diabetes: eat a

healthy diet and exercise

To prevent diabetes, maintain

a healthy weight and avoid

tobacco products

Cancer is when cells

uncontrollably grow

Caused by: certain viruses,

radioactivity and ultraviolet

radiation, and chemicals in

tobacco

Breast Cancer: Cancer in the

tissue of the breast

Prostate Cancer: Cancer in

the prostate

Respiratory Cancer: cancer in

the lungs, larynx, and

bronchus

Colon Cancer: Cancer in the

large intestine

Ways to detect cancer: self-

exams, biopsy, and MRI

Ways to treat cancer:

surgery, chemotherapy,

or radiation therapy

To lower risk of cancer:

don’t smoke, protect your

skin, don’t eat fat,

maintain healthy weight,

and get regular check-

ups