Diet
What type of drinks are strongly linked to type 2 diabetes?
What are sugary drinks?
This is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
What is high blood pressure?
This chronic disease is characterized by high blood sugar levels.
What is diabetes?
Doing this regularly improves insulin sensitivity and reduces cardiovascular risk.
What is physical activity?
What harmful habit involving tobacco increases the risk of lung disease, heart disease, and cancer?
What is smoking?
Eating too much of this increases blood pressure.
What is salt (sodium)?
This condition develops when the body cannot properly use insulin.
What is diabetes?
This disease affects the heart and blood vessels and is a leading cause of death worldwide.
What is cardiovascular disease?
What type of doctor visit helps detect disease diseases early before symptoms appear?
What are preventative checkups/screenings?
Living in an area with limited access to healthy food is know as what?
What is food desert?
This type of fat increases heart disease risk.
What is saturated fat?
Sleeping less than this number of hours per night can increase chronic disease risk.
What is 7 to 9 hours?
This chronic respiratory disease makes it hard to breathe and often involves inflamed airways.
What is asthma?
Wearing sunscreen helps prevent what serious disease?
What is skin cancer?
What inherited factor can increase a person's likelihood of developing chronic diseases?
What is genetics?
Eating too many processed foods can increase risk of what condition?
What is obesity?
Chronic stress can increase levels of this hormone, which is linked to health problems.
What is cortisol?
This condition occurs when blood pressure remains consistently high overtime.
What is hypertension?
What is one way to manage stress that helps prevent chronic disease?
What is exercise, meditation, and deep breath breathing?
What social factor can increase chronic disease risk due to lack of access to care and healthy resources?
What is low income/socioeconomic status?
A diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains helps prevent what major disease?
What is heart disease?
This sedentary behavior, often involving screens, is linked to increased risk of obesity and heart disease.
What is prolonged sitting?
This chronic disease involves uncontrolled cell growth and can occur in many parts of the body.
What is cancer?
What term describes actions taken to detect a disease early and prevent it from getting worse even after it's already begun? It includes screenings.
What is secondary prevention?
Long-term exposure to polluted air can increase risk of what major health problems?
What is respiratory disease?