Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Insulin Resistance, Mucous Membrane, Trans Fat

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Jennifer Broxterman

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Can be transmitted from one person to another through air, water, or food; by contact; or through vectors (mosquitoes, fleas: degenerative diseases (dna related) Characterized by degeneration of body organs due to poor lifestyle choices (poor food choices, smoking, alcohol use, & lack of pa); lifestyle diseases, chronic diseases, or diseases of old age. Intentional spreading of disease--causing organisms or agricultural pests as a political weapon to produce fear & intimidate people: rapid global spread of new & old diseases. Leading causes of death in canada: leadi(cid:374)g causes of death in canada (2009) #3 = strokes: dege(cid:374)erative diseases arise from 3 factors: Genetic predisposition, personal medical history (both uncontrollable), & lifestyle choices (controllable: other causes of death. Nutrition and immunity: defi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t intakes of many vitamins & minerals. Immune tissues first to be impaired in nutrient deficiency or excess. Some deficiencies more immediately harmful to immunity than others (protein, zinc and wound, vita a and skin health)