FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Euthanasia, Healthcare Proxy, Calorie Restriction

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Death has not always been in adulthood, many died young due to infections. Late adulthood = cancer, cardiovascular disease: cardiovascular disease: Number one cause of death in adults in developed countries. Plaque builds up in arteries that carry blood to heart threatening health and life. Diets high in fat increase risk, exercise reduces risk. Increased build-up can lead to angina, additional increase can result in a heart attack. Death from heart disease rises after age 45, those 65+ 10 times as likely to die from heart disease. Men have higher rates of death from heart disease. African americans/eastern europeans higher rates due to high fat diets, southern europeans, asian americans and. Japanese, lower rates due to low fat/sugar diets and high consumption of fish. In late adulthood, cell replacement becomes less efficient/accurate especially in stability genes (repair mistakes in dna replication), oncogenes (produce abnormal cell duplication), and tumor suppressor genes (suppresses activity of oncogenes)