HSC 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hypercholesterolemia, Fluid Balance, Dietary Supplement
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Nutrition is the scientific study of nutrients and how the body uses chemicals. Your diet is your usual pattern of food choices. Poor eating habits contribute to several leading causes of death including heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are chronic diseases--health problems that usually take many years to develop and have complex causes. A risk factor is a personal characteristic that increases your chances of developing a chronic disease. Family history is an important risk factor for heart disease. Other risk factors that contribute to health problems include age, environmental conditions, and lifestyle practices. Lifestyle is a person"s way of living that includes diet, physical activity habits, use of drugs such as tobacco and alcohol and other typical patterns of health related behavior. Lifestyle may increase or reduce your chances of developing a chronic disease or delay its occurence for years. Carbohydrates, fats and other lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water.
