NUR 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Diabetic Retinopathy, Dietary Fiber, Intraocular Pressure
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Biology and genetics: life expectancy and mortality rates. Thinning, gray hair, drier skin, wrinkles, coarsening facial features. Fat disposition, decreased muscle mass/bone density, osteoarthritis. Morbidity and mortality: influenced by lifestyle behaviors. Heart disease: number 1 cause of death. Black americans and latino and hispanic americans. Disproportionately low ses, less access to health care, more likely not to have health insurance. Higher probability of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and hiv. Middle adult at higher risk for genetic associated conditions. Obesity (bmi>30; overweight: bmi 26 to 29. Substantially increased risk of chronic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer. Risk increases with less education, low incomes, ethnicity. Recommendations: nonpregnant adults: 1000mg, postmenopausal women without hormones: 1500mg. Controversy over health effects of moderate consumption. Role in hypertension; increases fluid, increases vascular resistance. Moderate drinking: <1 drink/day for women, <2 drinks/day men. Increases risk of mva, liver disease, cancer, heart disease and pancreatitis. Labs indicative but not sensitive for etoh abuse.
