KIN 155 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Kinef Kirishi, Obesity, Oxygen
20 Nov 2018
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5/15 leading causes of death are physical inactivity related. 4/15 leading causes of death can be slowed/reduced by physical activity. Projection: chronic disease will cost trillion dollars by 2030. Treats multiple conditions at the same time. Alternative to dozens of prescription meds for individual conditions. Physical activity alters pathophysiology which prevents and alleviates disease. The adaptations that occur from being active are medicinal. Disease that develops over a long period of time. If disease process present and genome is expressed , the pathophysiology does not go away. What is going on to show outcome of disease. Most drugs don"t do this (they only eliminate symptoms) Contrast: physical activity: want to reverse the cause of disease. Conditions: no exercise, high fat diet===high cholesterol. Drug acts on enzymes for cholesterol synthesis. Vs: if patient lowers fat intake, increases exercise, then real cholesterol production is reduced. Physically alter the cause of hypertension due to benefits of physical activity.
