Section 1

Coach Robinson

Lifestyle disease

• Diseases that are made likely by neglect of the body

• Cannot be passed from person to person

• Ex: Heart disease, cancer, diabetes

• Lifestyle choices that promote health can help prevent lifestyle diseases.

Teen belief

• Teenagers often believe that their lifestyle choices will have little affect on them when they get older.

• They are wrong, what they do today will catch up to them when they get older.

• Many of these lifestyle choices determine whether or not they get lifestyle diseases.

Risk factors

• Risk factors include:• Poor diet• Physical inactivity• Smoking• Alcohol• Unrewarding social interaction• Other diseases• Genetic traits

Family history

• People who are genetically prone to developing certain diseases should start making changes in their lifestyle as soon as possible.

• You should look at your family's medical history to see which diseases are common in your family.

FYI

• A family history with any of the following lifestyle diseases may be a warning sign for the younger generation:

• Cancer• Diabetes• Heart attacks• Heart disease• Hypertension• Liver disease• Obesity• Osteoporosis• Strokes