NUTR 2050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Magnesium, Vitamin A, Vasodilation
26 Jan 2017
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This is a time when diet, physical activity, smoking and body weight strongly influence the future course of health/wellness. Lifestyle choices interact with genetics, social forces, and environmental factors to determine years of life/quality of life. Health objectives for the nation: (cid:498)healthy people (cid:884)0(cid:884)0(cid:499) Health problems decreasing: heart disease, cancer, stroke, fat intake. Health problems increasing: obesity, diabetes, sugar intake. Some groups have a genetic predisposition for certain diseases. Bone mass is developed until age 30. Changes associated with the end of reproduction. Perimenopause menopause: 4 year period of decreasing estrogen production followed by the end of menstruation: increased risk of cvd and other chronic conditions. Bone: bone shape is modified in response to physiological influences and mechanical forces, around 40 men and women begin to lose bone mass. Adiposity: positive energy balance typical between ages 20-64 results in weight gain and storage of excess energy in adipose tissues, as weight and adiposity increase, risk for disease increases.
