HUN 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Red Meat, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Bone Density
15 Apr 2017
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Adulthood = maturity senescence (losing functions: maintain health, reduce disease risk, about 50% americans are living with 1 or more preventable diseases. Lifestyle choices interact with genetic endowment, social factors, environmental factors to effect quality of life. External factors affecting nutrition and health: social, economic, and health policies (politics, living and working conditions. Employment: social and community networks and support, individual lifestyle factors, age, sex, biological, genetic factors. Does diet contribute to longevity and disease: diet varies worldwide and may contribute to higher disease risk. Gradual decreased in testosterone after 30 yo. Sperm able to fertilize egg much later in life. Body weight increase after 40 yo because activity decreases: women. Disappear within 2 days after onset of menses and return with next luteal phase (ovulation day egg released until menses) No proof that its caused by poor diet or vitamin/mineral deficiency. May get relief from ca and b6 supplements.
