Should obesity be categorized as a disease? Obesity is not actually a lifestyle‚ it is a disease because there are medical reasons that make obesity actually a disease. The American Medical Association declared obesity as being a disease. There are many different definitions of disease that make is very hard and confusing to define just how obesity is a disease. According to merriam-webster a disease is “a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning
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frequency of the allele responsible for this trait‚ the mode of inheritance‚ etc.). As the frequencies of many diseases vary across human populations‚ you are free to choose from which population the woman is a member. Please clearly state her assumed population origin in your report. Although rare‚ Fabry disease is a serious genetic disease with a myriad of signs and symptoms. Fabry disease is the dysfunction of a gene that causes the accumulation of a particular type of fat‚ called globotriaosylceramide
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mitochondrial disease is born. Mitochondrial disease affect mitochondria which are specialized compartments present in every cell of our body except in red blood cells. They are responsible for 90% of energy production in our body. If mitochondria failure occurs less energy is produced in the cell‚ this leads to cell injury and in some cases to cell death. If the process continues‚ our whole body is severely affected. Mitochondrial disease affects mostly children but in the last few years this disease is also
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Is alcoholism a disease? Until the 1900s‚ most doctors and scientists did not believe that alcoholism was a disease. In 1956‚ the American Medical Association (AMA) declared alcoholism an illness. It took until the 1991 for the AMA to officially classify alcoholism as a disease. Is Alcoholism a Disease? Many individuals who suffer from alcohol abuse wonder‚ “Is alcoholism a disease?” The definition of a disease describes alcoholism fairly well. A disease is a type condition that harms the normal
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Psychology Assignment 4 PASS Terminal disease is made up of two words‚ Terminal and Disease. Terminal basically means end or pertaining to the end or extremity and diseases means illness. Terminal disease is defines as those diseases that cannot ever be cured or adequately treated and for that reason‚ it is likely to cause death to the patient in a relatively short time. The terminal illness that I have chosen to research is Coronary Heart Disease. This is the result of plaque build-up in your
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Huntington’s disease is the degeneration‚ or breakdown‚ of neurons within the structures of the brain. The structures affected are responsible for thought‚ perception‚ emotions‚ and memory. The basal ganglia‚ which controls movement and coordination‚ is also affected by the disease. Huntington’s disease is usually developed between the ages of 30 and 50‚ but can still develop earlier or later depending on the person. Juvenile Huntington’s disease is when it is developed in people under 20 years
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Canavan’s disease is one of the most common and fatal progressive cerebellar degenerative disorder affecting the white matter of the brain which is caused due to the enzyme aspartoacylase. 1 Aspartoacylase (ASPA gene) promotes the deacetylation of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate which is the only brain enzyme that has been shown to effectively metabolize NAA. 2 NAA metabolism plays a major role in the formation of myelin lipids. Oligodendrocytes present in the brain
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indicate Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease? The lumbar spine‚ or low back‚ is a remarkably well-engineered structure of interconnecting bones‚ joints‚ nerves‚ ligaments‚ and muscles all working together to provide support‚ strength‚ and flexibility. However‚ this complex structure also leaves the lower back susceptible to injury and pain. Lower back pain can have any number of causes‚ but these symptoms may indicate that one may have lumbar degenerative disc disease: 1. Pain that is provoked by activity
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There are many different types of heart diseases. Coronary seems to be the main form. A Heart disease is a disorder of the blood vessels of the heart that can lead to a heart attack. The disease is not curable‚ which means that the person will always have to live with their condition (Mayo Clinic.) With that being said‚ there are surgeries that can be provided to help better the condition. Some heart diseases can’t be prevented‚ which are called heart defects. People are born with those (The Heart
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the young age of 14‚ I was diagnosed with juvenile periodontal gum disease. The diagnosis of periodontal disease was a new concept that I could not truly comprehend. All I knew and cared about was that I could not have braces. Needless to say‚ I was devastated. Now‚ seven years‚ many deep cleanings‚ and a few
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