KIN 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Body Fat Percentage, Childhood Obesity
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Look at chronic diseases and conditions association with physical inactivity: explore obesity and its causes, begin to consider ways to decrease physical inactivity, examine the cost of physical inactivity. What are chronic diseases: diseases of long duration and generally slow progression (e. g. , heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease) During 21st century, chronic diseases are leading cause of avoidable illness, health care system utilization, and premature deaths. Approximately 1/3 of canadians (over 9 million people) have at least 1 chronic disease: prevalence increases to among older adults (65+ years) Chronic disease accounts for about 89% of all deaths in canada. Many chronic diseases associated with sedentary living (physical inactivity): arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, obesity, etc. Typically defined as having a body mass index (bmi) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2. Bmi: ratio of (cid:449)eight to height to categorize people"s (cid:449)eight status.
