Tuesday, August 27, 2019
ABS 394
Subtopic 4C!
• How did our life expectancy change between the years of 1900 and 2010?
From 50-80yrs
• In which ways our health has been declining over the last 25 years?
More people becoming obese, acquiring diabetes, uncontrolled BP, heart disease
•How does the life expectancy of children today compare to that of their
parents?
children will die at younger ages than their parent. first generation ever
predicted to have a life span shorter than their parents. That is very
alarming
•How does lower or higher than average birth weight affects the risk of
heart disease?
low end of scale 3-5x dying of heart disease, above 9-10lbs risk goes up
•What is believed to be the major cause of having children with higher
than average birth weight?
too much nutrition, mothers had high glucose and babies deposited it as
fat
•When and where was the egg that developed into you made?
in the ovary of when mother was a fetus still in grandma’s womb
•What is epigenetics? How does it affect the health of future generations?
The genetic code you got from your mother and father determines many
things about you. Those genes are expressed all the time and they’re
made of a DNA code. 1/3 person will be diabetic, 70% will get heart
disease = $650 bill/yr
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•What is the projected incidence of Alzheimer’s disease in the US in year
2050?
15 mil
•According to this article, how much does increasing consumption of
processed foods by 10% affect the overall cancer rate?
12% increase in overall cancer events
•What percentage of the population is believed to develop Alzheimer’s
disease due to genetic factors?
<1%
•What constitutes ultra-processed foods? In which way does consumption
of these foods correlate with cancer and cognitive decline?
These include mass produced, packaged foods, as well as foods
containing manufactured substances like hydrogenated oils (aka trans-
fats), modified starches, and protein isolates. In plain English, this means
commercial breads and buns; packaged snacks; industrialized
confectionery and desserts; sodas and sweetened drinks; meat products
like cold cuts and chicken nuggets; instant noodles and soups; frozen or
shelf stable ready meals; margarine, processed cheese, and most
creamers. These are the foods whose consumption triggered an increase
in cancer cases in the BMJ study. And these are the foods whose
consumption increases your risk of cognitive decline and dementia too.
•What is the prevalence of allergies and asthma in the Amish communities
of Northern Indiana? What is believed to be contributing to this
observation?
no/minuscule asthma. Dirt
•Can food allergies be reversed?
yes
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•How does the gut bacteria respond to psychological or physiological
stresses we experience?
respond to the brain, bacteria changes mechanism, makes bacteria stop
serotonin and cause depression
•What is the main proposed strategy for treatment options involving
microbiota?
adding good bacteria to change pathway, change microbiome through
diet, microbe exposure
• What skin tone in humans is instinctively perceived as a sign of health?
Darker
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