1. There are various ways in which gender influences injury rates. The books provided several major injuries that causes death. This includes poison, motor vehicle accidents, suicide, homicides, and falls. According to CDC (2011), men are twice more likely than women to die from poisons, which is the second leading unintentional injury death of all ages. Suicide is another way that gender influences injury rates. Women are more likely to attempt suicide compare to men, however, men are more likely to be successful in attempting suicide. Males are four times as more successful in attempting suicide than female because they use more effective methods. The methods men use includes “firearms and hanging, whereas women are more likely to use less effective methods, such as poisoning” (Sanderson 198).
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The article “A Drink a Day Linked to Healthy Aging” by Anne Harding addresses that many people who drank moderate amount of alcohol experiences better health compared to nondrinkers and heavy drinkers. Harding included a study of 14000 women, mostly white, and found that “those who averaged roughly three to 15 alcoholic drinks per week in their late 50s had up to 28% higher odds of being free from chronic illness, physical disability, mental health problems, and cognitive decline at age 70” (Harding, 2011). Moderating drinking of alcohol prevents problems such as heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. A healthy drinking is considered to be one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. Maintaining healthy drinking of alcohol can also be beneficial to preventing chronic diseases, such as reducing inflammation, and helping blood vessels to work properly. She concluded in her article that people who consume alcohol moderately “looks systemically different than those who either binge drink or don’t drink” (Harding, 2011). By systematically different, she implies better social life, eating habits, and lower stress level at home and
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The article “A Drink a Day Linked to Healthy Aging” by Anne Harding addresses that many people who drank moderate amount of alcohol experiences better health compared to nondrinkers and heavy drinkers. Harding included a study of 14000 women, mostly white, and found that “those who averaged roughly three to 15 alcoholic drinks per week in their late 50s had up to 28% higher odds of being free from chronic illness, physical disability, mental health problems, and cognitive decline at age 70” (Harding, 2011). Moderating drinking of alcohol prevents problems such as heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. A healthy drinking is considered to be one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. Maintaining healthy drinking of alcohol can also be beneficial to preventing chronic diseases, such as reducing inflammation, and helping blood vessels to work properly. She concluded in her article that people who consume alcohol moderately “looks systemically different than those who either binge drink or don’t drink” (Harding, 2011). By systematically different, she implies better social life, eating habits, and lower stress level at home and