PHYSIOL 596 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nephritis, Centenarian, Peripheral Neuropathy
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Acute: caught and kills out of blue. Atheroclorsis (hardening and rupture of blood vessels) High lipid diet vs high caloric diet. Too bad> atheroclorsis, hypertension, diabetes type 2 (inability to manage sugar in blood) Daily calories needed determined by size and physical activity (expenditure) High fat, high caloric+ inactivity = :( :( :(((( Obesity is an epidemic but also rather a moniker for diseases. Diabetes type 2 (inability to manage sugar in blood) Iron deficiency= anemia niacin deficiency= pellagra healthy diet= protein, carbs and lipids, one that promotes healthy and regular bodily function not healthy diet= vitamins dont contain energy when broken down carbs are a fuel source for red blood cells. Both proteins and carbs dont have nitrogen nutrient levels= not stable proteins= build muscle and tissue primarily. Acute diseases (common in 1900"s: pneumonia/influenza, tb, diarrhea, heart diseases, senility, vascular lesions, nephritis, cancer, upper respiratory diseases. Industrial revolution: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lower respiratory, stroke, diabetes, accidents, nephritis influenza.
