This disease happens when there is too much sugar in the blood.
What is Diabetes?
Fruits and ____ are important for vitamins and should be eaten every day.
What are vegetables?
Smoking cigarettes is bad for the lungs and also for this organ that pumps blood.
What is the Heart?
Another name for high blood pressure is this.
What is Hypertension?
This organ makes insulin in the body.
What is the Pancreas?
This hormone helps control blood sugar levels within the body.
What is Insulin?
Drinking too many sodas and sweet drinks add a lot of this to the diet?
What is Sugar
Not getting enough ___ increases the risk for diabetes and high blood pressure.
Blood pressure measures how hard blood pushes against these tubes inside the body.
What are Arteries (Blood Vessels)?
Walking for just 30 minutes a day is an example of this healthy habit.
What is Exercise?
Consuming too many foods and drinks high in ____ can increase your risk for diabetes.
What is Sugar?
This drink is the healthiest choice to stay hydrated.
What is Water?
Being overweight can increase the risk for this condition involving blood pressure.
What is Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)?
High blood pressure is often called the "silent killer" because maybe people have no what?
What are symptoms?
Blue is the awareness color for this disease.
What is Diabetes
True or False: I should wake up in the morning and have a coke with candy
False
Fast foods and processed foods like chips contain high amounts of this, which can raise blood pressure.
What is Sodium (Salt)?
Stress, smoking, lack of exercise, and an unhealthy diet are all examples of these.
What are Risk Factors?
What is the normal blood pressure
120/80
Laughing, dancing, and playing sports can help reduce this, which affects blood pressure.
What is Stress?
What is high blood sugar called?
Hyperglycemia
This nutrient helps keep your digestion healthy and can help control blood sugar levels.
What is Fiber?
Having parents or grandparents with diabetes may increase your risk for diabetes because of this?
What is Genetics (Family History)?
Untreated high blood pressure can increase the risk of heart attacks and this serious brain emergency?
What is a stroke?
True or False: Non-communicable diseases cannot spread from person to person
What is True?