What is a lifestyle disease?
A lifestyle disease is a medical condition which affects the way a person lives their life.
What is coronary artery disease?
coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease.
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a complex and serious condition which occurs when your blood glucose is too high and requires very important daily care.
Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disorder that slowly takes away a persons memory and thinking skills.
What is a stroke?
sudden interruption in the blood supply of a persons brain caused by a blockage of arteries.
What is the deadliest disease in the world?
Coronary artery disease (CAD).
List three risk factors of coronary artery disease.
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, family history of CAD, diabetes, being overweight.
List 3 risk factors of diabetes.
excess body weight, high blood pressure, older age, not exercising regularly, an unhealthy diet.
Alzheimer's is the most common type of what?
Dementia.
List 3 risk factors of stroke.
High blood pressure, family history of stroke, smoking, being african american, being female.
List 3 ways you can prevent gaining a lifestyle disease.
eat more green veggies fresh fruits and fibre rich foods, reduce your portion size, limit consumption of oily foods, replace junk food with healthy foods, drink lots of water.
List 3 prevention's of coronary artery disease.
exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet, avoid smoking, drinking only in moderation.
What is type 2 diabetes?
This is more common than type 1 diabetes this occurs when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin the the body's cell don't respond properly which causes the person to have extremely good care for themselves.
List 5 risk factors of Alzheimer's.
Being older than 65, a family history of the disease, inheriting genes for the disease from your parents, existing mild cognitive impairment, down syndrome, unhealthy lifestyle, being female, head trauma,
What is the percent of how many people died in 2015 caused by this disease?
11.1%
What is the least deadliest lifestyle disease?
Cirrhosis.
What is another name for coronary artery disease?
Ischemic heart disease.
How can you control the severity of diabetes?
exercising regularly, maintaining good nutrition, adding more fibre to your diet.
what is 1 way that can be helpful in reducing the risk of Alzheimer's?
Conducting a healthy diet.
What occurs during a stroke?
You feel sudden numbness and confusion or have trouble walking and seeing.
List 3 lifestyle diseases that have not been mentioned in the above categories
Cancer, diarrhoea diseases, tuberculosis, respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Name 1 symptom that can lead to this disease being untreated?
Chest pain, heart failure, arrhythmias.
What type of of diabetes produces insulin?
Type 2.
How many deaths were there in 2015 caused by this disease?
1.5 million deaths.
What is the main cause of a stroke?
When a blood clot forms in someones arteries that supply blood to your brain.