Top Diseases in America

Why are most Americans dying?

How important is living a long healthy life to you?

If it is very important, please pay close attention to this slideshow.

Top 10 Causes of Death• Cardiovascular Disease (heart disease)• Cancer• Stroke• Emphysema • Accidents• Alzheimer’s• Diabetes • Pneumonia/Flu• Liver Disease• Suicide

The Top 5 are all related to Smoking!

Cardiovascular Disease

Q: What is Cardiovascular?

A: Any disease of the heart, blood, or blood vessels.

Q: What are some examples of Cardiovascular Diseaes?

A: Hypertension, Heart Attack, Stroke, Atherosclerosis, high blood pressure,

Cardiovascular Disease

Q: What causes Cardiovascular Disease?

A: Smoking, fatty foods, stress, being overweight, hereditary

Q: How can you prevent Cardiovascular?

A: Eat right and exercise

Cardiovascular Disease • The average person has 4-6 quarts of blood

circulating through his or her blood vessels. • Blood consists of……

– Plasma: the liquid component of blood made up mostly water and has nutrients and hormones in it.

– Red Blood Cells: carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body

– White Blood Cells: fights off disease– Platelets: helps blood clot–

Cardiovascular Disease

• Blood Vessels:– Arteries – carry blood away from the heart– Veins – carry blood back to the heart– Capillaries: connect arteries to veins

Cardiovascular Disease

• Blood Pressure– Normal Blood Pressure 90/60 to 119/79– Low Blood Pressure Lower than 90/60– High Blood Pressure 120/80 to 140/90

Hypertension

• When a person constantly has high blood pressure

• Known as the “silent killer” because it goes undetected

• The number of teens with hypertension is on the rise

• Reduce this by: exercise, control stress, maintain a normal weight

Atherosclerosis

• Also known as “hardening of the arteries”

• Plaque (fat and cholesterol) builds up in the arteries – blood cant flow

Heart Attack

• Occurs when some of the tissues in the heart doesn’t receive its normal blood supple and dies.

• Usually caused by a blood clot – which blocks blood flow to the heart

• Causes– Smoking– High Cholesterol– Lack of exercise

Stroke• A sudden disruption of blood flow to the

brain

• An artery that supplies blood the brain is blocked.

• Without blood, brain cells start to die. Which can affect sense, speech, comprehension, and behavior

Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Things you cant control

• Heredity – be aware of family history

• Ethnicity – Latinos and African Americans have a high rate

• Gender – Men are more likely to have heart attacks and women are more likely to have a stroke.

• Age – the older you get, the more your chances go up

Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Things you can Control

• Weight

• Diet

• Stress

• Avoid Smoking and Drinking

• Monitor your Blood Pressure

• Be Physically Active