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17 Cards in this Set
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DIABETES
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A METABOLIC DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS.
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COMPLICATIONS FROM DIABETES
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CHRONIC ELEVATION OF BLOOD GLUCOSE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED INCIDENCE OF HEART DISEASE, KIDNEY FAILURE, NERVE DISFUNCTION, AND EYE DAMAGE.
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TYPE 2 DIABETES
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TYPE OF DIABETES WHICH WHOSE RISKS CAN BE REDUCED WITH REGULAR EXERCISE.
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WELLNESS CONTINUUM
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A SPECTRUM OF WELLNESS STATES FROM AVERAGE TO OPTIMAL IN ONE DIRECTION AND FROM AVERAGE TO PREMATURE DEATH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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WHY DOES WELLNESS MATTER?
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LIVE LONGER HEALTHIER LIFE.
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SEDENTARY
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PHYSICALLY INACTIVE; EXERTING PHYSICAL EFFORT ONLY FOR REQUIRED DAILY TASKS AND NOT LEISURE-TIME EXERCISE.
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
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25% OF DEATHS IN THE US
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CANCER
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24% OF DEATHS IN THE US
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118,000
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED FROM ACCIDENT RELATED DEATHS
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68,000
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED FROM DIABETES IN THE US.
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SMOKING
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#1 REASON FOR PREMATURE DEATHS
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SMOKING
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33% OF CANCER DISEASES
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EATING HABITS/POOR DIET
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#2 REASON FOR PREMATURE DEATH
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ALCOHOL
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#3 REASON FOR PREMATURE DEATH
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2,413,163
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED IN 2009 IN US.
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SYSTOLIC NUMBER
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TOP NUMBER IN READING BLOOD PRESSURE
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DIASTOLIC NUMBER
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BOTTOM NUMBER IN REASING BLOOD PRESSURE.
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