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Top Diseases in America
Why are most Americans dying?
How important is living a long healthy life to you?
If it is very important, please pay close attention to this slideshow.
Top 10 Causes of Death• Cardiovascular Disease (heart disease)• Cancer• Stroke• Emphysema • Accidents• Alzheimer’s• Diabetes • Pneumonia/Flu• Liver Disease• Suicide
The Top 5 are all related to Smoking!
Cardiovascular Disease
Q: What is Cardiovascular?
A: Any disease of the heart, blood, or blood vessels.
Q: What are some examples of Cardiovascular Diseaes?
A: Hypertension, Heart Attack, Stroke, Atherosclerosis, high blood pressure,
Cardiovascular Disease
Q: What causes Cardiovascular Disease?
A: Smoking, fatty foods, stress, being overweight, hereditary
Q: How can you prevent Cardiovascular?
A: Eat right and exercise
Cardiovascular Disease • The average person has 4-6 quarts of blood
circulating through his or her blood vessels. • Blood consists of……
– Plasma: the liquid component of blood made up mostly water and has nutrients and hormones in it.
– Red Blood Cells: carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body
– White Blood Cells: fights off disease– Platelets: helps blood clot–
Cardiovascular Disease
• Blood Vessels:– Arteries – carry blood away from the heart– Veins – carry blood back to the heart– Capillaries: connect arteries to veins
Cardiovascular Disease
• Blood Pressure– Normal Blood Pressure 90/60 to 119/79– Low Blood Pressure Lower than 90/60– High Blood Pressure 120/80 to 140/90
Hypertension
• When a person constantly has high blood pressure
• Known as the “silent killer” because it goes undetected
• The number of teens with hypertension is on the rise
• Reduce this by: exercise, control stress, maintain a normal weight
Atherosclerosis
• Also known as “hardening of the arteries”
• Plaque (fat and cholesterol) builds up in the arteries – blood cant flow
Heart Attack
• Occurs when some of the tissues in the heart doesn’t receive its normal blood supple and dies.
• Usually caused by a blood clot – which blocks blood flow to the heart
• Causes– Smoking– High Cholesterol– Lack of exercise
Stroke• A sudden disruption of blood flow to the
brain
• An artery that supplies blood the brain is blocked.
• Without blood, brain cells start to die. Which can affect sense, speech, comprehension, and behavior
Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Things you cant control
• Heredity – be aware of family history
• Ethnicity – Latinos and African Americans have a high rate
• Gender – Men are more likely to have heart attacks and women are more likely to have a stroke.
• Age – the older you get, the more your chances go up
Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Things you can Control
• Weight
• Diet
• Stress
• Avoid Smoking and Drinking
• Monitor your Blood Pressure
• Be Physically Active