BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie

Hong Kong, physical inactivity can increase the risk of dying from cancer
by 45 percent in men and 28 percent in women.
Increased risk of osteoporosis: The prolonged inactivity causes
your bones to lose their strength as they are no longer challenged to
support your body structure, which can result in Arthritis and
Osteoporosis.
Sedentary lifestyle lead to muscles tone loose: The more
sedentary lifestyle one has the lesser muscles one is likely to posses. The
less muscles one possesses the lesser is one ability to carry out the day-today
tasks.
Sleeping difficulties: A sedentary lifestyle doesn't put any
physical pressure on the body. Thus the body doesn't feel like taking a rest
often which leads to sleeping difficulties and in severe cases can also lead
to insomnia.
Headaches: Researchers in Norway found that that people who
did not exercise were 14 percent more likely to develop non-migraine
headaches than those who did exercise.
Faster aging process: Telomeres are repeat sequences of DNA
that sit on the ends of chromosomes, protecting them from damage. As we
get older, the telomeres get shorter, and their deterioration is associated
with the physical signs of middle and old age. A research study found that
in inactive people the telomeres shortened more quickly than in active
people. The faster is the rate of shortening, the faster is the ageing process.
The faster is ageing process, the higher is the mortality rate.
Unhealthy eating habits
Many genetic, environmental, behavioral and cultural factors can
affect a person's health. Understanding family history of disease or risk
factors, such as body weight and fat distribution, blood pressure and blood
cholesterol, can help people make more informed decisions about how to
improve health. Making good food choices is among the most pleasurable
and effective ways of improving health. People require energy and certain
essential nutrients. These nutrients are essential because the body cannot
make these nutrients on its own and must obtain them from food. Essential
nutrients include vitamins, minerals, certain amino acids and certain fatty
acids. Foods also contain fiber and other components that are important for
health. Each of these food components has a specific function in the body
and they are all required for overall health. For example, people need
calcium for strong bones, for example, but many other nutrients also take
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