3 Reasons why fast food is bad for you Eating too much fast food is considered to be a leading cause of obesity‚ hypertension‚ and heart disease. Fast food restaurants are popular because they serve tasty convenient foods for a reasonable price. Many people visit these restaurants frequently to eat their main meals. They don’t realize that these type of food items are bad for health. Here are some reasons why fast food is bad for your health. Fast food contain more calories. Majority of
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Congestive Heart Failure in Pets and Companion Animals Pets can suffer from both acute and chronic heart disease just like their human companions can. Heart disease can lead to congestive heart failure‚ a weakening of the heart that makes it impossible for it pump enough blood into the rest of the body. A surplus of fluid will then back up into a pet’s lungs and ultimately cause death. Congestive heart failure in dogs and cats has many causes and many symptoms. It can come on quickly in some cases
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under general anesthesia‚ including infection and excessive bleeding. Pros and Cons of Weight Loss Surgeries The pros are that the patient tends to lose weight very quickly and better yet‚ many people see their health problems‚ like diabetes or hypertension‚ disappear. The cons are there’s a recovery period after the surgery and as mentioned the patient will have to change their lifestyle permanently. Patients who have weight loss surgery are more likely to develop gallstones‚ which might have to
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than powerful people do (Abbott et al.‚ 2003; Coe‚ Mendoza‚& Levine‚ 1979; Sapolsky‚ Alberts‚ & Altmann‚ 1997). Powerless people can have chronically elevated cortisol levels; leading to Negative health consequences; impaired immune functioning‚ hypertension‚
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four adults in the U.S. has the condition. Providers have the ability to intervene at the pre-diabetic stage to possibly avoid a future diagnosis of type 2 diabetes along with the numerous medical complications that are closely associated‚ such as hypertension (HTN)‚ coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ retinopathy‚ neuropathy‚ and nephropathy. Early intervention would also prevent the ever increasing costs of the medical care associated with diabetes. The clinical quality concerns of pre-diabetes are that
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Cause and Prevention of Heart disease Heart disease is very serious issue that can affect many Americans everyday. In the United States‚ more than 60 million Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. About 2600 people die everyday of cardiovascular disease. Cancer‚ the second largest killer‚ accounts for only half as many deaths. Cardiovascular disease can take many forms‚ including high blood pressure‚ coronary artery disease‚ valvular heart disease‚ stroke‚ or rheumatic fever/rheumatic
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Observers dubbed this type of food "nutraceuticals." Campbell thought it could offer a convenient meal program to a target market of 60 million people who suffered from a wide range of health problems like high cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ and hypertension. That number actually grew to 100 million when people who were at risk of getting these problems were factored in. In addition‚ research showed that 52 percent of the population believed food products could help reduce cancer and disease. The
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Effects of Obesity on the Body Melissa Harrison Southern New Hampshire University Effects of Obesity on the Body A person is obese if the body mass index is thirty or more. Body mass index can be calculated by taking weight divided by height squared‚ multiplied by 703. Normal body mass index is between 18.5 and 24.9. Excess weight diminishes the effectiveness of every bodily function. There is increase in risk of diseases. Obesity negatively affects the respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ reproductive
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that he had an echo done seven years ago‚ when these symptoms presented themselves‚ however was "normal." He also states that these palpitations are not aggravated by exercise‚ or weight lifting. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY Positive for borderline hypertension for the last seven years. He denies history of stroke‚ coronary artery disease‚ myocardial infarction‚ diabetes‚ or cancer. HOSPITALIZATIONS Include one at age 10 for suspected rheumatic fever. FAMILY HISTORY Father is living‚ age 74
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factors. They arenearly as likely to be female as male and typically have anormal life expectancy.(Malone et al‚ 1977) In contrast to this pattern‚ patientswith more progressive multilevel disease are commonly older;more frequently have diabetes and hypertension and aremore likely to be male and to have concomitant cerebrovascular‚coronary‚ and visceral atherosclerosis.(Darling et al‚ 1979) Not surprisingly‚patients with diffuse‚ multisegment disease oftenpresent with ischemic rest pain or more severe
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