PSYC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Dietary Fiber, Georg Groddeck, Psychosomatic Medicine
28 Jul 2016
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Std"s (you can pass on std"s to children when giving birth) A malnourished mother is more likely to give birth to a child with health problems. Low fat, high fiber diet (fruits, veggies, nuts, lean meat). (past diets) High fat, low fiber diet (processed foods, fried foods, sweets). (today"s diet) High saturated fats (animal fats) (rick factor for chd and cancer). Lack of exercise associated with risk for chd. Exercise is related to: less body fat, less vulnerable to the negative effects of stress. Develop tolerance for it, physical dependence, and psychological dependence. Associated with: heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases. Smoking cessation: quitting smoking for 5 years decreases your risk for cancer by 47%. o. Quitting for 20minutes - blood pressure returns to normal, temperature in hands and feet return. o quitting for 12 hours blood oxygen levels have returned to normal. o quitting for 1-3 months heart attack risk has started to drop. o.
