Conditions caused by Diet
Obesity
Cardiovascular Disease
Skeletal Disease
Anaemia
Type 2 Diabetes
What is it?
What causes it?
What happens to the body?
How can it be prevented and treated?
What happens to the body?
What causes it?
What is it?
How can it be prevented and treated?
What happens to the body?
What is it?
What causes it?
How can it be prevented and treated?
What is it?
What causes it?
What happens to the body?
How can it be prevented and treated?
What is it?
What happens to the body?
What causes it?
How can it be prevented and treated?
An energy imbalance
Input is higher than output
BMI is 30-34.9
A BMI of 35+ is extremely obese
Eating more than necessary
Food stored as fat
Lack of exercise
Fat builds up
Breathing difficulties
Adipose - under skin
Visceral - abdomen and organs
Heart attack / heart disease risk increases
High blood pressure
Risk of strokes increases
Exercise regularly
Eat less
Go on a low fat diet
Affects heart, blood and arteries
High blood pressure / hypertension
Coronary heart disease
Arteries become blocked
Heart attack risk increases
Heart becomes strained
Obesity
High salt intake
Smoking / excess alcohol
Stress
Lack of exercise
Quit smoking
Limit alcohol intake
Have a healthy diet
Exercise
Reduce stress
Increase vitamins A, C & E
Rickets (bent leg bones)
Osteoporosis (brittle bones)
Tooth decay
Lack of Vitamin D
Old age
High sugar intake
Poor dental hygiene
Leg bones curve
Weakened bones
Crooked bones
Teeth disintegrate
Abscess in gums
Go outside more
Lots of calcium
More exercise
Have good dental hygiene / visit dentist regularly
Deficiency of iron
Lack of hemoglobin
A deficiency of iron in the blood
Lack of vitamin C
Have an iron rich diet
Take iron and Vitamin C supplements
Haemoglobin can't be produced
Low energy / tiredness
Pale complexion
Feel cold
Brittle nails
Unbalanced diet
Too much sugar and starch
Obesity
There is enough insulin in the body but it can't enter the cells
The glucose remains in the blood stream
Cells become resistant to insulin
Feeling thirsty
Tiredness and weakness
Weight loss
Frequent urination
Burred vision
Follow dietary guidelines
Losing weight
Regular exercise
Limiting alcohol