PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lateral Hypothalamus, Heredity, Skimmed Milk
16 Jan 2018
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Lecture 8 - nutrition, weight control and diet, exercise. Processed vs. unprocessed food: nutrition has changes since the 80s, healthy changes include things such as the, decreases in the consumption of red meat and whole milk. Insulin resistance and diabetes: creates the visceral fat that sits in your abdominal region. Inflammation and exacerbates cvd and cancer: addictive potential. Diet and hypertension: blood pressure that exceeds 140/90 is hypertensive, 19% of canadians are hypertensive, sodium causes an increase in blood pressure and is increasingly increased when under stress. November 6th, 2017: dietary changes that can prevent hypertension include, losing weight, restricting certain foods, increase potassium intake. Prevalence of overweight/obese: varies by nationality, socio-cultural factors, gender and age. Nunavut highest for women: lack of health promotion initiatives, inability to access to health services, health behaviours (cultural norms, diets, activity level, age: 50% of adults (highest between 55-64)
