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how much tv do 12-17 year olds watch on average
What is 20h 41 min
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how do you get protein on a vegan diet
What is As long as the diet contains a variety of grains, legumes, and vegetables, protein needs are easily met. Especially protein-rich vegan foods include soy-based products like tofu, tempeh (a fermented soybean product), seitan (a meat substitute made from a wheat protein called gluten)
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if you stop beginning active will you muscles turn to fat
What is No, muscles cannot turn into fat, and fat cannot turn into muscle. If you stop your physical activity program, you will see a loss of fitness and strength.
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how common is chronic disease
Nearly one in two Americans has a chronic medical condition.
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how are people exposed to rabies
What is People usually are exposed to the rabies virus when an infected animal bites them.
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how do you get calcium on a vegan diet
What is y eating calcium-rich vegan foods, including leafy green vegetables such as broccoli and kale, white beans, fortified soymilks and juices, and a variety of fruits and vegetables, you can obtain all the calcium your body needs.
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how much activity is enough
If you want to improve your fitness, aerobic activity 3 days per week of a moderate intensity for 20 to 60 minutes (either all at once or broken into segments) will be enough.
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what is the impact of chronic disease
People who do not manage their chronic diseases run the risk of developing further complications. For example those with diabetes who do not control the disease are at risk of heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and loss of limbs. Poorly controlled asthma sends 5,000 people a day to the emergency room in the US.
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what is avian flu
Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral disease of birds (especially wild water fowl such as ducks and geese), often causing no apparent signs of illness
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what is the best way to get vitamin b12
Individuals following a vegan diet can readily meet their vitamin B12 with a common daily multiple vitamin or fortified foods, such as vitamin B12-fortified breakfast cereals, soymilk, meat analogues, and nutritional yeast.
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what does a overload mean
The overload principle refers to the workload or demand put on the body. The demand strains the body systems (cardiovascular, muscular, respiratory) in a good way. The body systems respond to the demand by adapting
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can chronic disease be prevented
Although chronic diseases are among the most serious threats to Americans' health, many chronic diseases could be prevented by: healthy lifestyle choices, access to high-quality, affordable prevention measures such as screening, and appropriate and timely follow-up procedures.
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what are the clinical features of bird flu
In many patients, the disease caused by the A(H5N1) virus follows an unusually aggressive clinical course, with rapid deterioration and high fatality. Like most emerging disease, A(H5N1) influenza in humans is not well understood.
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what is the best way to lose weight
Both short-term and long-term, the most effective weight loss comes from avoiding animal products and keeping fats, vegetable oils, and highly processed foods to a minimum.
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why is it easier to loose weight for guys then women
Men have more muscle mass than women, especially in the upper body. Women usually have a greater percentage of body fat. Muscle is more metabolically active than fat, giving men a 5 – 10% higher metabolic rate than women.
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what can you do if you have chronic disease
Being overweight or obese is a factor in more than 20 different chronic diseases. Learning techniques such as eating smaller portions, minimizing eating out, eating fewer products high in sugar, substituting lower fat versions of high fat foods, eating more fruits and vegetables and getting adequate physical activity, are among the healthy choices a person with a chronic disease can make. Visit your health care professional regularly. If you are prescribed medication, take it. If you are experiencing side effects from the medication inform your health care provider. It may take time to find the right medication for you but it's better than dealing with the effects of an untreated chronic disease.
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what is a communicable disease
what is spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person.
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is it true that some foods are addictive
Studies suggest that cheese, chocolate, sugar, and meat all spark the release of opiate-like substances that trigger the brain’s pleasure center and seduce us into eating them again and again.
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if you have bad knees what kind of activity is good for you
Swimming and other forms of water activity are ideal. You can burn considerable calories in the water without the negative impact on your legs.
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what are some other ways to prevent chronic disease
Limit your consumption of alcohol and do not use tobacco products. Excessive drinking and tobacco products are linked to numerous health problems, including cancer. Learn about your family health history and communicate this to others in your family. Risks for certain chronic diseases run in families.