Health and Disease L1

What is health?

• Being free from physical disease

• Doing a lot of exercise

• A state of physical, social and mental well being

• Balanced diet and good level of fitness

Which of these diseases can be termed communicable?

• Heart disease

• Influenza (flu)

• Diabetes

• Liver disease

Which of these diseases can be termed non-communicable?

• Heart disease

• Influenza (flu)

• Malaria

• Measles

Which of these lifestyle factors has an adverse effect on health?

• Balance diet

• Regular exercise

• Stress

• Not smoking

Which lifestyle factor correlates (is linked to) with increased risk of heart disease?

• Being a non smoker

• Too much exercise

• Too many saturated fats in the diet

What do we call a link between two variables?

• pattern

• correlation

• causation

Researchers have found a correlation between alcohol intake and liver disease

• True

• False

What does Physical well being include?

• Eating a balanced diet and sleeping well

• Talking to other people

• How you feel about yourself

• Your outlook on life

What is cancer?

• When cells are destroyed

• Uncontrolled cell division

• When cells start doing the wrong job.

• When cells become specialised

What is the cause of the majority of cancers?

• UV light

• Viruses or another disease

• Mutation in a cell's DNA

• High blood pressure