1. Developing a Heart-Healthy Life Style

2. Boring lesson! We’re teenagers! Why should we care?!!!!!
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3. Question Degenerative (a.k.a. chronic) vs. Infectious
Can your diet affect your risk of developing a disease?
Absolutely!
Degenerative (a.k.a. chronic) vs. Infectious
Often Irreversible
Usually due to poor personal lifestyle choices

4. Major Chronic Diseases
Cardiovascular (Heart) Diseases
(All diseases associated with the Heart & Arteries)
Type 2 Diabetes
Kidney and/or Liver Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases (Emphysema, COPD, etc.)
Osteoporosis

5. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Cardiovascular disease (also called heart disease) is a class of diseases that involve the heart, the blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, and veins) or both.

6. Major CVD Risk Factors Non-modifiable
Genetics or family medical history

7. Major CVD Risk Factors Modifiable Risk Factors (Lifestyle Factors)
Low HDL (Good) Cholesterol Levels
High LDL (Bad) Cholesterol Levels
Hypertension (High blood Pressure)
Type 2 Diabetes
Obesity (especially Central Obesity)
Physical Inactivity
Smoking
High Sodium
ATHEROGENIC DIET (Diet high in fats, saturated, trans fats AND LOW in fruits, veggies, whole grains)

8. Atherogenic Diet Diet high in fat increases risk of:
Overweight/Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes
Hypertension
Cancers
High Cholesterol Levels
Kidney Failure
Increases LDL (Bad) Cholesterol
Leads to atherosclerosis!

9. Atherosclerosis
a disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.

10. How to prevent CVD?
Eat more fruits, vegetables, whole-grains and beans
Limit saturated fats and cholesterol
Increase your intake of monounsaturated FAs (e.g. olive oil) and Omega-3 Fas (e.g. fish)
Reduce your sodium intake
Maintain a healthy weight
Exercise regularly
Quit smoking!

11. Preventing Diabetes

12. Boring lesson! We’re teenagers! Why should we care?!!!!!
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13. What is Diabetes?
Diabetes means that your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose comes from the food you eat and is needed to fuel our bodies. Glucose is also stored in our liver and muscles.

14. Types of diabetes
Type 1, where the body makes little or no insulin (hormone that regulated blood glucose levels)
A person is born with type 1 diabetes
Type 2, where the body makes insulin but cannot use it properly.
Type 2 diabetes is acquired through an unhealthy life-style

15. Symptoms of Diabetes fatigue; frequent urination; unusual thirst; and
unexplained weight loss.

16. Health Risks of Type 2 Diabetes
blindness;
heart disease;
reduced blood supply to the limbs, leading to amputation;
nerve damage;
erectile dysfunction; and
stroke.

17. Risk factors for Type II Diabetes
being age 40 or over (but recently children are also at risk!)
being overweight (especially with abdominal obesity)
having a family member who has diabetes;
high blood pressure;
high cholesterol or other fats in the blood; or
member of a high-risk ethnic group
(e.g. Hispanic, African, Asian)

18. Minimizing your risk Don't smoke.
Achieve a healthy weight and maintain it.
Be physically active.
Limit your intake of fat and sugar.
Eat regular, balanced meals that include the four food groups from Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating .
Keep your cholesterol and other blood fats within the target level.
Maintain a normal blood pressure.

19. A teenager’s life with type 2 diabetes