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Human Health - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Mutated Gene
        
        The gene that makes a protein to control salt coming out of cells.
      - Symptoms
        
        Respiratory system can become clogged with mucus
      - Treatment
        
        Physiotherapy
        
        Antibiotics
        
        Lung Transplant
    - - Mutated Gene
        
        Gene for haemoglobin
      - Symproms
        
        Loss of red blood cells
      - Treatment
        
        Blood transfusions
- - - - Nutrition
        
        Human nutrition is concerned with the foods that are essential to the body and how the body uses those foods to support life and health.
        
        A balanced diet includes the correct amount of protein, carbohydrate, fat, minerals, vitamins and water a person needs depending on their age, gender and activity levels.
        
        Minerals and Vitamins
        
        We need to include vitamins and minerals in our diets in order to prevent deficiency diseases
        
        Deficiency diseases are diseases caused by the lack of a particular food.
        
        Water
        
        Brain is 90% water
        
        Transports nutrients and oxygen into cells
        
        Moisturises the air in our lungs
        
        Muscle is 73% water
        
        Bone is 22% water
        
        Water protects and moisturises our joints
        
        Blood is 83% water
        
        Helps to flush out toxins and maintain body temperature at 37°C
        
        Food and Energy
        
        The amount of energy that you get from food is known as its energy value.
        
        Energy values are measured in kilojoules (kJ) per gram.
    - - Half of all smokers die from smoking-related diseases such as cancer, circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases and digestive diseases.
      - Apart from these killer diseases, smoking also has these unpleasant effects:
        
        Wrinkly skin
        
        Smelly breath
        
        Yellow teeth and fingers
        
        Fuzzy tongue
        
        Dry, brittle hair
    - - There are many health benefits to regular physical activity such as:
        
        Strengthens muscles
        
        Reduces body fat
        
        Decreases stress
        
        Oxygenates body
        
        Strengthens heart
        
        Reduces risk of diabetes
        
        Boosts mood
        
        Boosts immune system
        
        Strengthens bones
        
        Increases lifespan
        
        Maintains mobility
        
        Lovwers blood pressure