Cph-Chapter 3
Cph-Chapter 3
Cph-Chapter 3
LECTURE
HEALTH BEHAVIOR and Lifestyle Uncontrollable Age
Factors: Gender
HEALTH BEHAVIOR Heredity
any activity or action undertaken by an individual, Risk Factors:
regardless of actual or perceived health status, for Controllable: Diet and Body Weight
the purpose of promoting, protecting and Daily levels of physical
maintaining health activity
LIFESTYLE Amount of sun exposure
the interests, opinions, behaviors, and behavioral Smoking and alcohol abuse
orientations of an individual, group, or culture. Uncontrollable: Age
TWO DETERMINING FACTORS: Race
Tangible individual’s demographic profile Gender
Factors Heredity
Improper lifestyle: Over-eating
Intangible psychological aspects of an Excessive consumption of
Factors individual: personal values, fats
preferences, and outlooks. Smoking and Drinking
Chewing tobacco
IMPACT OF LIFESTYLE IN HEALTH Sedentary lifestyle
Poor lifestyle choices Can leads to preventable Lack of exercise
diseases
Smoking Obesity
Types of lifestyle diseases:
Overuse of Alcohol Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Cardiovascular diseases
Poor diet Hypertension
Stroke
Lack of physical Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
activity Several Types of Cancer
Cancer
Inadequate relief
Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease
of chronic stress
Depression
Musculoskeletal disorder
HEALTHY BEHAVIOR FOR A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES
Commit to have a psychological
Cardiovascular disease
changes,behavioral changes, dietary changes. Cholesterol or High
Nutrition habits Cholesterol
Stress management
Atherosclerosis Build up in coronary
Hydration habits
artery
Sleeping habits
Heart Attack Warning signs:
Physical activity
Daily supplements Pressure in center of
the chest
Pain in shoulders,
What is a LIFESTYLE DISEASES?
Health problems that react to changes in lifestyle neck, or arms
Chest discomfort with
Diseases that are caused partly by unhealthy
behaviour by other factors fainting, sweating or
Common property of all lifestyle diseases nausea.
They make breathing heavier and body oxygen High blood pressure and The forces of blood
low. Stroke through your vessels
Cell Hypoxia is the driving force of lifestyle Prevention of Cardiovascular diseases, Stroke
diseases. Trim your fat intake, and eat healthy
Causes of lifestyle diseases Cut down salty foods
Controllable Factors: Poor eating habits Keep your weight healthy
(Habits, Inactivity of physical Avoid smoking and alcohol
Behaviors & activities Do exercise
Practices) Smoking Monitor you BP and cholesterol
Depression
State of low mood and aversion to activity. It can
affects thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of
well being
Lifestyle and life events that may precipitate depressed mood:
Childbirth