Preventable Diseases - Research Project

Directions: You will research and explore a preventable disease. The disease must be caused by unhealthy eating habits. You can use online and print sources to obtain your information. Once you have completed the research answer the questions listed below:

What are the warning signs of this disease?
What can cause this disease?
What are some foods that cause this disease?
What foods prevent the onset of this disease?
Please plan 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) and 1 snack that will prevent someone from developing this preventable disease.

The following diseases are linked to information:

High Blood Pressure
Hypertension

High Blood Cholesterol

Diabetes Type 2

Heart Disease

Stroke

Gout

Osteoarthritis

Tooth Decay

Endometrial Cancer

Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Colon Cancer

Depression


Gallstones

Gallbladder Disorders

Distorted Body Image

Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease

Asthma

Dyslipidemia

Osteoporosis

Sensation and Perception Project

Sensation is the process of recieving information from the environment.  There are five human senses:

Vision
Hearing
Touch
Smell
Taste



Use the following links to obtain information for your project:

Vision

Color Blindness

Hearing

Touch

Smell

Perceptual Constancies

Depth Perception

Optical Illusions

ESP - Extrasensory Perception

How does smell contribute to taste?

Perception of labels - Do labels really matter?

Do Subliminal messages really work?