Dangers of self Diagnosing and Treating
Why this is an issue/ They shouldn't self diagnose
Most Common things people self Diagnose and “Treat”
Examples of self diagnosing I’ve Seen
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Why women live longer
Intro
Risky behavior-
Risky/Avoidable Early Death
Hormones
Chromosomes
Clay Diet
The Fletcherizing Diet
The Master Cleanse, AKA The Lemonade Diet AKA The Diuretic diet
The Five Bite Diet
Cigarettes For Weight Loss
Diet Fads of the Past Part 1
Theres a lot of stupid and even fatal things people have done for weight loss Tape Worm Gained popularity in early 1900s, now illegal Would take pills of eggs $1500 per “tx” Generally effective Could eat more kcal but lose weight Appeared to help prevent Hay Fever Guarenteed vit/min deficiency Bloated Eggs get laid and larvae can travel through the body and lay cysts in eyes, spinal cord, and brain Can cause seizures headaches,blindness, death Was on “1000 Ways to Die” “Dehydration Diet”- Weight Cutting... Dehydrating for Weight Loss I do this for sport, would ask people in gym why wearing hoodie on treadmil NOT FAT LOSS Going to gain it back by drinking, or die from thirst Organ damage short AND long term Kidney, heart, liver- my legs Even sports are trying to get rid of it Not maintanable 2. The cotton ball diet Soaks cotton balls in juice or a smoothie- puts in face Curbs appetite and reduces calories Dangerous Mostly bleacher polyester and not cotton, still bleached if so Can create Bezoars- Artificial clumping in the stomach or intestine Bowel obstruction.convulsion Nausea, bloating, stomach pain Gangreen, death Nutrient deficient Bleach is a neuro toxin and releases Dioxins Toxic to immune cells, carcinogenic, and disrupts reproductive health Technically an eating disorder, PICA Eating none food, dirt and ice are most common Began in the modeling industry Junk food “Twinkie” Diet Mark Haud, nutrition prof at Kansas state- prove kcal in vs out to his students 10 weeks, ate a junk item every 3 hours- 1500kcal Twinkies, doritos, hostess cakes, etc Loss 27 lbs in 10 weeks Gained 20lbs back, and then switched to a healthier lifestyle so he doesnt die. Magic Weight Loss Pills 1950’s/60s prescribed a lot by doctors Would have arsenic and amphetamines in them Was effective for weight loss Increased BMR and muscle activity . It makes a person’s heartbeat faster, causes them to breathe faster and raises their body temperature. These factors all require more energy Stays awake longer- burn more by being awake Causes anorexia and muscle wasting (yes, methamphetamines) is still approved by the Food and Drug Administration for short-term weight loss for certain people- schedule 2. Schedule 1 is pot, lcd, heroine… It was effective so people would take more, and die increased heart rate,anorexia, mood swings,headache, seizure, death, trouble sleeping Adderall is a weak variant but still can cause the same side effects, pro and con Obesity and Cancer- Your Fault or Your Genetics intro conversation Does genetics impact you getting obese. Maybe; Genetics minor role Your choices and circumstances can increase or decrease your genetic risk This means we can somewhat control it A few hundred years ago we werent eating and very active to survive hence why we have fat to store Society allows easy access- and we eat excess Good news is that you have the control this Anyone can lose weight Calories in vs out Decreased metabolism, diabetes, complicate But unhealthy life style caused it Changing to a healthy one early enough reverses it and many others. Genetics and obesity FTO Cant deny environments part on making us obese, but how much does genetics matter? “Runs in the family” - habits, not genetics Italian pasta sedentary family- kids become? Our genes didn’t suddenly change 100 years ago.(obesity) however 100-ish genetic markers linked to obesity. all of them together account for less than 3% difference in BMI between people . The “fat gene” (called FTO, “FaT mass and Obesity associated’’) most linked less than 1 percent difference between people- 0.34 percent. Do you have FTO? Who cares- results in a few hundred extra calories per year In other words, no; those genes don’t make you look fat. FTO gene has appears weaker among physically active, may be abolished in those eating healthier diets. FTO only appears to affect certian high sat/tran fats and sugar Thos active and healthy eating, no increased weight gain risk even with fto from both parents FTO gene status does not appear to affect your ability to lose weight. We were designed for food to be addicting Obesity does usually become lack of willpower Eat right, workout right, live well)drink smoke) Our environment makes us use self control for food Id love to eat a bunch of junk too, some of it is delicious!- moderate We are designed to eat everything, and move to survive- not required anymore its why we crave sugar and fat- fast and high cal Since food wasnt always available, those that could eat the most survived the longest., We no longer need to be active to be alive, so we have to do it voluntarily a lot- exercise Cancer and genetics Cancer= mutations, then uncontrolled growth External- tobacco, alcohol, standing in radioactive sludge, south park microwave etc Internal- “random cellular changes Inherited mutations- Different; in the dna of every cell Genetics affect cancer, but so does environment Inherited genetic mutations plays role in 5 to 10 percent of all cancers Slightly more with hormonal cancers in generl Colon CA- has been increasing 1% to 3% annually- not solely genetic Our environment will activate those susceptible to cancer Cancer growers- like kidney stone growers .Genetic testing for cancers- can, but may not want to, depends. Suggested if several close relatives have had it, if youve had it or another cancer before, Just want to be proactive Have a physical trait suggesting CA- Café-au-lait spots Neurofibromatosis- Genetic, changes nerve growth, causes nerve tumors 10% to 25% have café-au-lait spots; NF is suspected when a person has 6 or more Cancer and Enviroment- “Everything causes cancer now” Cleaners, tobacco, alcohol, standing in radioactive goo, cooking with foil Cancer percentage has increased Especially younger adults, 20-50yrs heavily correlated with youth obesity Excess body fat increases Colorectal, uterine, kidney, pancreatic and more constantly from inflammation Visceral fat releases estrogens higher estrogen levels increase cell production, could result in tumor growth,” Fat cells release proinflammatides
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