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Michael Hoerger. Health. Health Habits. Diet Exercise Smoking Alcohol. Whose Problem?. Aside from the very poor and very rich, most Americans participate in managed care programs (health insurance) Worse health as a group = higher costs for everyone Your problem = my problem. Diet.

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  1. Michael Hoerger Health

  2. Health Habits • Diet • Exercise • Smoking • Alcohol

  3. Whose Problem? • Aside from the very poor and very rich, most Americans participate in managed care programs (health insurance) • Worse health as a group = higher costs for everyone • Your problem = my problem

  4. Diet • Food preferences develop in childhood • Changes take increased exposure • Overweight Americans… • 2/3 are overweight • 1/3 are obese • Older age: metabolism slows, weight increases • Obesity rates have tripled since 1980

  5. Americans, let's face it: We've been a spoiled country for a long time. Do you know what the number one health risk in America is? Obesity. They say we're in the middle of an obesity epidemic. An epidemic like it is polio. Like we'll be telling our grand kids about it one day. The Great Obesity Epidemic of 2004. "How'd you get through it grandpa?“ "Oh, it was horrible Johnny, there was cheesecake and pork chops everywhere.“ --Lazy Boy lyrics

  6. Exercise • Best way to lose weight • 25% of adults in middle age do not exercise • Even slight exercise is beneficial • Benefits heart and lungs • Strengthens muscles and bones • Manage weight, avoid diabetes • Reduce stress and depression

  7. Smoking • 25% former, 25% current • Possible consequences: • Cancer: lung, mouth, stomach, kidney, bladder • Emphysema and pneumonia • Heart disease, stroke • Alzheimer’s and memory loss • May be more important than diet, exercise, weight, and alcohol consumption

  8. Alcohol • Benefits and risks • Benefits: • Prevents atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which decreases risk for heart disease and stroke • Risks: • Damage to liver, heart, stomach • Cancer, osteoporosis, accidents, homicide

  9. Alcohol • Maximum benefits for… • Males, over 35, white, risk for heart attack • Males: 1-1.5 drinks/day • Females: 0.5-1 drink/day • Benefits similar to Lipitor, which costs $80/month or more • Benefits apply to wine, beer, and hard liquor

  10. Michael Hoerger To cite this lecture: • Hoerger, M. (2007, April 4). Health and Developmental Psychology. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.

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