What is a chronic condition?
A disease that extends over a period of time
|
What is an unmodifiable risk factor
A risk factor that cannot change (age, gender, heredity)
|
Male
The gender that is said to be apple-shaped when overweight
|
Metastasize
When a tumor grows by spreading and breaking away from the original source
|
What is Cancer, heart disease, obesity
3 chronic diseases
|
The good cholesterol
HDL is
|
Female
The gender that is said to be pear-shaped when overweight
|
5-year survival rate
When someone does not have cancer for 5 years after their initial diagnosis
|
What is the heart
The organ is involved in the cardiovascular system
|
The bad cholesterol
LDL is
|
Using a BMI chart
The way we determine whether or not someone is overweight or obese
|
Osteoporosis
The loss of bone mass is called
|
What is coronary heart disease
The meaning of CHD
|
By transporting plaque from arteries to the liver where it may be filtered out of the body
The way HDL cholesterol protects from cardiovascular disease
|
Height and weight
The two measurements taken for a BMI reading
|
Bone mineral density
BMD stands for
|
What is cardiovascular disease
The meaning of CVD
|
Around the abdomen
The most dangerous place to accumulate fat
|
Cancer
Uncontrolled cell growth that can spread is...
|
|