Lifestyle diseases
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe some common lifestyle diseases, factors that increase the risk of developing them, and steps you can take to help prevent them.
Key learning points
- Some lifestyle factors affect the risk of developing non-infectious diseases of the gas exchange and circulatory system.
- Eating an unbalanced diet and not getting enough exercise can increase the risk of developing lifestyle diseases.
- Smoking, drinking alcohol and using drugs can increase the risk of developing lifestyle diseases.
- To prevent lifestyle diseases people can exercise, eat a balanced diet, not smoke and avoid drinking alcohol.
Keywords
Risk - Something that increases the chance of something harmful happening.
Non-infectious disease - A disease that cannot be passed from one organism to another.
Lifestyle factor - This is something a person can do that will affect their health.
Lifestyle disease - A type of non-infectious disease. The risk of it developing is affected by lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise.
Common misconception
All fat in the diet should be excluded.
Fat is vital for a healthy balanced diet. Unsaturated fats from plants help to build cell membranes.
Teacher tip
Students may know someone that has many of the risk factors. It is important to be sensitive and recognise that it doesn't always mean that person will have a disease.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a balanced diet?
Q2.Which type of fat should we limit in our diet?
Q3.What does BMI stand for?
Q4.What takes place in the mitochondria?
Q5.Which is the correct order for the passage of air into our lungs?
Q6.A 32 year old woman has a height of 1.54 m and a mass of 65 kg. Calculate her BMI; BMI = body mass ÷ (height)²
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are risk factors for lifestyle diseases.
Q2.Which of the following lifestyle diseases affect the respiratory system?
Q3.When a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked it can lead to a ...
Q4.Match the type of exercise to the lifestyle disease it can help with.
reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases
reduces the risk of bone diseases such as osteoporosis
Q5.True or false? Increasing the amount of alcohol you drink will lower your risk of heart disease.
Q6.Some students are talking about how to avoid obesity. Who do you agree with?
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