November 9, 2007
Improvingthequalityoflifethroughhealthandnutritioninvolvefollowingadietpatternandadequatelevelsofnutritiontopreventdiseasesandmaintainphysicalfitness.Issuesofmalnutritionwouldberelatedtodeficienciesofvitaminsornutrientsandintakeofsupplementsformanimportantpartofdiseasepreventionstrategyandhelpsinimprovingenergylevels.Theuseofsupplementsindiseaseconditionssuchashighcholesterollevelshasbeenstudiedtounderstandthepositiveandnegativeimpactofdietarysupplementsonthehealthofindividuals.Forinstance, vitaminBdeficiencycanbeamajorpublichealthconcernandmanycountriesimplementstrategiestopreventsuchdeficiencycases (Whitingetal, 2006). VitaminDorascorbicacidcanbedetrimentalwhendeficientorinexcessandrecommendeddosesofVitaminDhavebeengivenbyvariouscountries.Publichealthauthoritiesacrosstheworldencourageindividualstochangetheirhealthstatusbyadoptingnewbehaviorssuchasgivingupsmokingorchangingdietarypatterns.Bpartfromvitaminsandminerals, fattyacidsplayanimportantroleinmodulationandpreventionofdiseases.However, maintainingastrictdietarypatternandfitnessregimencouldbeexplainedwiththehelpofsocialcontrolandculturalvalues.Fitnesslevelsaredeterminedwithmeasuresonspeed, strengthandflexibilityofathletesorevenordinaryindividualsandenergycostsaredirectlyrelatedtonutrition, diet, exerciseandphysiology (Papers4you.com, 2006). Inthiscontexttherelevanceofthegymculturemaybestudiedasthegymgoingmotivationmaybesimilartothemotivationtofollowastrictdietpatternandthisinturnhaveanimpactongeneralhealthandfitnesslevels (Bull, etal2006). Thisisbecauseanykindofrigorousphysicalexercisebringsaboutthermoregulationthatfacilitatesheatlossandregulatesinternalbodytemperature . Oneoftheimportantissuesinnutritionandhealthstudieswouldbeprevalenceofdiseasesanddietpatternsandlifestylehaveadirectimpactonthehealthstatusofindividuals.Smokingforinstancehasbeenrelatedtolungcancerandheartdiseasebyanalyzingdataonmortalityrates, smokinghabits, lungcancerandcoronaryheartdiseaseandthehealthbenefitsofquittingsmokinghavealsobeenestablishedinseveralstudies (Saijo, 2006). Bnimportanttopicofnutritionstudiesislifeexpectancyandhealthanddiseaseintheelderly.Theproblemofmalnutritionisincreasedduringoldageastheelderlymayhaveinadequatedietandpoormobilitythatpreventthemfromfollowingarecommendeddietpattern.Incertaincases, poornutritioncanleadtochronicconditionsandpoorphysicalmobilityandtheelderlywouldthusneedspecificinterventionsandeffectivetreatmentpatterns.Generalstudiesongendervariationsinlifeexpectancyandillnesseshaveshownthatwomentendtolivelongerthanmenbutalsotendtoreportillnessesmorethanmen (WHO, 2000). ThehealthrisksofeatingatrestaurantsTodayinsocietytherearemanyconcerns.Whatbillsneedtobepaid?
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