HPE-2110 Lecture 2: Lecture 2

• School: App State
• Department: Health and Physical Education
• Course: HPE-2110
• Professor: Derek Mohr

Document Summary

Are disease states or illnesses related to lifestyle choices: statistical findings related to disease states or illnesses associated with poor or improper lifestyle choices: More than half of today"s health problems are lifestyle related and preventable. 51 percent of the health problems we experience as a population, we choose to experience. Moreover, nine out of the ten underlying causes of death in the. Currently, the three leading causes of death are: cardiovascular disease, cancer and stroke. Fortunately, 80% of the negative, troubling aspects associated with these health problems can be prevented or delayed by living a positive, physically active, healthy life. On an average, physically active individuals outlive sedentary individuals. In addition, physically active people lead a more functionally independent, and fuller life than inactive individuals. Cardiovascular disease (chd) alone accounts for more than. It is the leading cause of death among women. Cardiovascular disease affects both men and women of all races and ethnic groups.