OBESITY Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is very overweight with a high degree of body fat. There are a number of ways a person’s weight can be assessed. The most widely used method is the body mass index. The body mass index (BMI) is your weight in kilograms divided by your height in metres squared. You can use the NHS Choices’ BMI healthy weight calculator to work out your own BMI. • if your BMI is between 25 and 29, you would be considered overweight • if your BMI is between
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ACID-BASE DISORDERS MADE SO EASY EVEN A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT Lorraine R Franzi, MS/HSM, RD, LDN, CNSD Nutrition Support Specialist University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The clinician after participating in the roundtable will be able to: 1) Indicate whether the pH level indicates acidosis or alkalosis. 2) State whether the cause of the pH imbalance is respiratory or metabolic. 3) Identify if there is any compensation for the acid-base imbalance. II
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necessary to assess the nutritional status of vegetarians to insure optimum growth and a good health state and to prevent potential deficits. There are different types of vegetarians (1) – Table 1. Each of these diets has implications on the nutrition and health of children and adolescents. The reasons for which one adheres to a vegetarian diet are different: • economic reasons: in some countries, vegetables are cheap; • the risk of omnivorous diets and the negative publicity on the diseases
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Smoking is one of the strongest risk factors that for atherosclerotic disease and has effect on cardiovascular. It is estimated that about 13% of death caused by cardiovascular disease are related to smoking. Among coronary heart disease patients less than 65 years old, about 35% of coronary heart disease in men and 33% in women is attributable to smoking (Ridolfo, Stevenson, 2001). Apparently, smoking has strong effect on cardiovascular, giving up cigarette
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ingredients that aid specific bodily functions in addition to being nutritious. The Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board (IOM/FNB, 1994), Japan defined functional foods as "any food or food ingredient that may provide a health benefit beyond the traditional nutrients it contains." Functional foods are foods that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition due to certain physiologically active components, which may or may not have been manipulated or modified to enhance
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low, normal or high. In this case it means that the body is not responding properly to insulin and it becomes partially resistant to the effects of insulin. Some risk factors to be known for causing diabetes are lack of physical activity, excess body fat and low fiber diets, as well as genetics and family history. Also, large amounts consumption of alcohol can substantially increase the risk of diabetes. There are many complications of diabetes and the elevated levels of blood sugar and insulin
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------------------------------------------------- Overview[edit] Nutritional science investigates the metabolic and physiological responses of the body to diet. With advances in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, the study of nutrition is increasingly concerned with metabolism and metabolic pathways: the sequences of biochemical steps through which substances in living things change from one form to another. The human body contains chemical compounds, such as water, carbohydrates (sugar
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issues in the United States including how heath effects behavior, economics, and social structure. I will also include key stages of medical technology development and population demographics. Explain how health is affected by behaviors, economics, and social structure. Statistical data and reports show social behavior, economic status, and social structure are important determinants of health. According to Williams and Torrens, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use are all examples
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medical-surgical department where I work, with a diagnosis of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She has a 66 pack-year history, meaning she smoked the equivalent of 365 packs of cigarettes for 66 years, and occasional drug and alcohol use. LaToya is divorced and lives alone in an older apartment building. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that limits your airflow. COPD may include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. Chronic bronchitis is the production
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Jill Lukas Professor Teeple Sociology of The Family December 16, 2015 Like many anti-hunger programs in the past, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was designed to alleviate the hunger and malnutrition of the poor. While there are many benefits to millions of people with SNAP, there is also great cost and controversy. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.), as of November 6, 2015, the Supplemental Nutrition
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