Discuss how excessive sitting is dangerous to a person's health.
What will be an ideal response?
The human body was created for movement and activity. Excessive sitting increases the risk factors for several diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It leads to weaker muscles, a sluggish nervous system, increased fatigue, decreased insulin sensitivity, higher blood pressure, decreased activity of lipoprotein lipase, and increased cholesterol and triglycerides. Sitting causes back pain because it causes back muscle to shorten and become weaker.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. ankylosing spondylitis b. systemic lupus erythematosus c. autoimmune hepatitis d. myasthenia gravis e. type 1 diabetes f. primary biliary cirrhosis.
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A) herpes B) HIV C) syphilis D) All of the answers are correct.
Drug-taking behavior learned through modeling and reinforcement is the premise of
a. skills training c. LST b. DARE d. Project ALERT