Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Heart Rate Monitor, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Pedometer
21 Sep 2016
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Epidemic: anything that affects a large number of people; study of patterns of disease, risk factors and causes (eg. epidemic of inactivity) Epidemiology: study of epidemics dealing with the incidence, distribution and control of a disease in a population. Physical inactivity and poor diet is responsible for at least 16% of deaths each year, according to cdc. Result of poor nutrition and poor amount of physical activity, both risk factors can be changed/modified. Two of the leading causes of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. Industrial revolution/ information age things are done sitting at a desk, not physically like agriculture, increased technology, reduced occupational physical activity, increased stress. Obesity trends drastic increase over a decade. The government is getting involved because more obesity means more costs in treating them. Health and human services task force created a national program and builds upon healthy people 2010 .
