Question

A poor quality diet and little physical activity are major risk factors for three of the top five causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke. These causes of deaths are not something your parents or grand-parents develop. Reports are showing and increased rate of hypertension and pre-hypertension in college aged men and women. The food and beverage choices you make now, along with how active you are, can have both immediate and long-term effects on your health. These include: improved sense of self-esteem, reduced stress levels, improved sleep, improved concentration, boost your resistance to the cold and flu virus, and lowered risk of the top three causes of death.

As a student, what factors influence your dietary patterns and behaviors? Of the factors you listed, which play the biggest role in your behaviors and why? List at least two physiological and two psychological benefits of physical activity and how they relate to the success of a student. As we have learned, hypertension rates among college students are on the rise. What role does exercise, diet, and stress management play in reducing and/or preventing your risk for developing hypertension?

Answer 1

#. The factors that influence my dietary patterns and behaviors are :-

- peer group

- finance

- family background

Peer group plays the biggest role in my behaviors because adolescent is an age group where we spend most of the time with our colleagues and are mostly influenced by them in all means

#. Two physiological and two psychological benefits of physical activity are:-

Physiological benefits:-

- helps to be fit

- disease prevention

Psychological benefits :-

- relieves stress

- control on emotions

#. Regular physical activity makes your heart stronger. A stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort. If your heart can work less to pump, the force on your arteries decreases, lowering your blood pressure. ... For some people, getting some exercise is enough to reduce the need for blood pressure medication.

Reducing your stress level might not directly lower your blood pressure over the long term. But using strategies to manage your stress can help improve your health in other ways. Mastering stress management techniques can lead to healthy behavior changes — including those that reduce your blood pressure.

Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower blood pressure. This eating plan is known as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.