HSC 310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Binge Drinking, Homicide
Document Summary
According to a report issued by the centers for disease control and prevention in. Atlanta, many americans have altered their lives to improve their health since. Between 1985 and 2000 more adults exercised regularly and ate the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. Fewer adults drank alcohol, fewer adults smoked cigarettes, fewer people died as a result of alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents than before 1985. The number of deaths from aids, heart disease, cancer, and homicides dropped dramatically. During the first 6 months of 2007 30% of adults, didn"t engage in physical activity during their leisure time. Physically inactive people are more likely to be overweight than active people. Between 2003 and 2004 66% of american adults, 19% of children and 17% of adolescents were too fat. Excess body fat is associated with many serious diseases, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and certain cancers. Cigarette smoking is the most preventable cause of disease and death.
