KIN 2504 Chapter : Kin 2504 Final Review
15 Mar 2019
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Blue is extra information that wasn"t asked for. Cvd: our biggest killer - 1/3, leading cause amongst men and women, can start early in life. Explain how cvd affects the heart and blood vessels and the symptoms it produces. Identify concrete changes you can make to reduce your risk factors: understand that by reducing your risk of cvd, you also reduce other serious disease risks. Ch11 reducing your risk of diabetes and other chronic. Describe type 2 diabetes and list reasons why it is america"s fastest-growing chronic disease: what is diabetes, the inability to properly produce or use insulin. Insulin: a pancreatic hormone needed to convert sugar and other substances into energy: type 1 diabetes - autoimmune disease (your body attacks itself). The body"s immune system creates antibodies that destroy the pancreas"s ability to make insulin. Increases risks for developing type 2 diabetes later on in life once you have it: common diabetes symptoms, excessive thirst.
