KIN 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Phenotype, Healthy People Program, Evidence-Based Medicine
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Chapter 12- exercise science in the 21st century. Epidemiologic studies research investigations conducted to identify factors that affect the health and disease of populations. Clinical trials comparison test of a medical intervention versus a control condition, placebo condition, or the standard medical treatment for a patient"s condition. Physical inactivity primary risk factor for coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cancer. Physical activity and exercise beneficial for helping to maintain a healthy body weight, and strengthening muscles, bones, and joints. Health promotion: process of enabling people to increase their control over and improvements in their health. Evidence-based medicine: a process whereby the quality of evidence relative to the risks and benefits of treatment is determined. Epidemiology: the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations. The relative risk is a comparison between different risk levels. For example, your relative risk for lung cancer is (approximately) 10 if you have ever smoked, compared to a nonsmoker.
