SB5B

• a type of non communicable disease is genetic disorders
• ..nutreints

  A) protein

  B) vitamin c

  C) vitamin D and/or calcium

  D) iron

  E) anaemia

  F) scurvy

  
• sickle shaped red blood cells are caused by a mutation in the gene that codes for haemoglobin
• other non communicable diseases occur as a result of poor diet or malnutrition
• malnutrition occurs when you get a little or too much of a particular nutrients from your food
• the lack of a certain nutrients can cause a specific deficiency disease
• cardiovascular disease is the disease of the heart and blood vessels
• ethanol (found in alcoholic drinks) is a drug that changes the way the body works
• ethanol is broke down in the liver
• large amount of ethanol taken over a long period can cause liver disease (cirrhosis)
• a cirrhotic liver does not function well and can result in death
• liver disease is the fifth largest cause of death in the uk