Flashcards in WHM (2) Deck (25)
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What is cardiovascular disease?
All diseases of the heart and circulation.
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Examples of cardiovascular disease?
Coronary Heart Disease
Angina
Stroke
Heart Attack
Congenital Heart Disease
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What is atherosclerosis?
Where arteries narrowed by gradual build up of fatty material in walls
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What is type 1 diabetes?
Person's blood sugar becomes too high and the body doesn't produce insulin.
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What is type 2 diabetes?
Person's blood sugar becomes too high and the insulin receptors stop working.
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What is a risk factor of diabetes?
Obesity
Old Age
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What is BMI a common method of measuring for?
Obesity
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Formula for BMI?
Body Weight (kg)/ Height (m)2
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What is the waist circumference a simple measure of?
Body fatness
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What is the physiological response in skeletal muscles to exercise?
ATP turnover
02 utilization
Glucose uptake
Increased blood flow
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What is the physiological response in 02 transport to exercise?
02 uptake increases, heart rate increases
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What is the physiological response in metabolism to exercise?
Liver Glucose output increased
Glycogenolysis,
Gluconeogenesis.
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What is the physiological response in the CNS to exercise?
Cerebral blood flow and 02 supply maintained by somatic and autonomic systems
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What is cardiovascular health made up of?
Cardio-respiratory Fitness
Cardio-metabolic Markers
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What is a fatty material referred to as?
Atheroma
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What makes up cardio-metabolic markers?
Lipoprotein Profile
Adipokines/Inflammation
Glucose intolerance/Insulin resistance
Hemostasis
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What makes up energy balance in the body?
Energy Intake
Energy Expenditure
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What is energy intake made of?
Calories Consumed
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What is energy expenditure made of?
Resting calories
Exercise
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What is the energy balance designed to do?
Help maintain energy balance and prevent weight gain.
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What does HIIT stand for?
High Intensity Interval Training
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What does HIIT involve?
Alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise.
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What is sedentary behavior?
low level of movement in a waking state.
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How do you prevent sedentary behavior?
Break it up with low/moderate intensity activity.
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