Mary Scales May 2, 2012 SCI220 Week 1: Discussion Questions • What are some health problems related to inadequate diets? Provide a brief explanation of the problem and the body system involved. If you eat more than you use the surplus energy is stored as body fat; this could lead to you becoming overweight which increases your risk of disease and disability. Some health problems such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, joint pain, constipation, and becoming short of breath. Your risks multiply if you eat to much animal fat, smoke, drink alcohol and get very little exercise.
Hunger, malnutrition and under nutrition are all terms used to describe aspects of this problem. There is an important difference between 'under nutrition' and 'malnutrition'. Under nutrition is quantitative and means that people do not get enough to eat whereas malnutrition is qualitative and means that a person’s diet is lacking the necessary amounts of certain elements that are essential to
Too much fat in a person’s diet can also cause disease when over consumed. Too many carbohydrates can lead to obesity and an increase in calories. Just as much as too many macronutrients is not good for a person too little has its effects too. If a person continually eats too little protein he or she can become susceptible to disease, it can cause a person to develop anemia, dry skin can develop and in women their bones can become brittle. If a person does not have enough carbs in his or her diet, he or she lacks needed calories that is also known as malnutrition.
For instance people with dementia can be affected by grief as in the most common of circumstances they are elderly and may have suffered the loss of a partner. Greif can affect people in a variety of ways and emotionally it can suppress a person’s appetite leading to dehydration and mal nutrition, or someone comfort eating and eating excessive amounts leading to weight gain and possibly someone becoming obese. 2. Explain how poor nutrition can contribute to an individual’s experience of dementia. If someone has poor nutrition
Depending on its cause, emaciation may have other features, and while from the outside these symptoms look severe, on the inside of the body it is more dangerous, as most of the body’s systems aren't provided with the nutrition required to function well or normally. The more severe low body weight is, the more risk this poses. (Fargo, 2012) Emaciation has numerous causes, and things like involuntary starvation should not be overlooked. In areas where poverty is extreme, few residents may get the nutrition they need and they may begin to show signs of emaciation. Appearance isn’t the only issue, and starvation is life-threatening.
Each year, more and more people are lining up to have gastric bypass surgery, despite the medical risks and very high cost. Is it the answer to our nation's battle with weight? Is it right for you? Obesity is the United States is very common, and many people look for an easy way out. Gastric bypass surgery may not only help with obesity but it is believed that gastric bypass can help in treatment with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and sleep apnea.
The direct causes of obesity are lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating patterns. Genetics play a contributing role. Indirect factors, such as genetics, economic status, advertising, sleep patterns and change in children’s play choices are relevant. For example, if both parents are financially required to work longer hours to bring home enough
The population of 65 and older accounts for approximately 13% of our nation’s population, and they account for 24.1% of the total hospital visits (Dychtwald). One reason that the health care industry is such a moneymaker is because Medicare doesn’t generally cover all of the costs of disease prevention and long term care, which can be quite expensive. The percentage of GDP that is spent on healthcare was approximately 17% in 2009, and it is projected to be 19.3% by the year 2019 (Terry). (2) p.113 Healthcare costs for Medicare patients shown as $100/yr in 1965 and $7,000 in
In 2006 1/3 (about 29%) of claims paid by Medicare for “durable medical equipment” was incorrect for fiscal year 2006. Medicare and private health insurance companies pay nearly $16 billion a year for unnecessary tests doctors tell their patients they need. An estimated $23.7 billion in incorrect payments were made in 2007 including $10.8 billion in Medicare and $12.9 billion for Medicaid. From 2000 – 2007 478,500 claims were made and paid to dead physicians, this totaled $92 million. Improper payments to individuals, organizations, and contractors in 2009 totaled $98 billion, of that $54 billion were due to Medicare and Medicaid.
Many people around the world today are malnourished due to the lack of a proper meal. When an individual walks in a crowded area he will see people of many different sizes and shapes. This may be due to genetic variation but most likely is due to difference in food consumption. It may seem as though the heavier weighted person is better of economically than the lighter weighted person. The less weighted person will seem less economically prosperous.