After reading Roger\'s profile shown below provide in detail a health and wellne
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Question
After reading Roger's profile shown below provide in detail a health and wellness summary addressing the following:
1. An initial assessment of the person's health based on the profile characteristics.
2. Risk factors that this person may face.
3. At least 2 suggestions to improve their specific health and wellness.
Roger's Profile
Age: 55
Occupation: long-distance truck driver
Lifestyle: smokes 1 pack of cigarettes a day, eats mainly fast food and processed snacks. High cholesterol. BMI = 30
Family history: heart disease and high cholesterol
Fitness plan: occasional walks, no regular physical activity
Explanation / Answer
1. Initial assessment of the person's health reveals the following characteristics:
A middle aged man, without any substantial physical exercise, with habits like smoking and food habits of excessive high energy foods, may be with sleep deprivation. Also, the person is suffering from obesity with hypercholesterolemia with a positive family history of heart disease.
2. The person is at high risk of developing the following health hazards:
Hypertension, heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, osteoarthritis, fatty liver diseases, kidney diseases, colon cancers.
3. The following are few of the suggestions to improve the health status of the person:
Take hypocholesterolemic drugs with physician consultation.
Moderate regular physical exercise
Reduce smoking
More dietary inclusion of complex carbohydrates and proteins, minimal junk foods
Regular screening for High blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, lipid profile, cancers.