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Research diet related disease and allergies
Research what effects smoking has on our heart and lungs

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Describe how the process of gaseous exchange

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As this LO focuses on internal organs and systems, students can be encouraged to maintain a balanced diet and lifestyle. They can also be introduced to things that can cause damage to their systems and become more aware of these negative effects. Examples include smoking, excessive amounts of saturated fats and over consumption of alcohol. Along with physical health, students must also be encouraged to maintain a positive mental health too which can be mentioned when planning for this unit.

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Make a model the digestive system
Make a model of the circulatory system
Make a model of the respiratory system

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Food allergies are increasing

Food allergies

Perhaps you're a parent who has had a letter home from your child's school instructing you not to allow nuts into your son or daughter's lunchbox, or maybe you've learned not to serve your mother-in-law shellfish unless you want to make a quick dash to A&E.

Or you might just have personal experience of a lifetime spent asking waiting staff to return to the kitchen and (please, please) ask the chef if any of the dishes on the menu contain eggs. Whoever you are in Ireland today, the chances are you've encountered a food allergy.
Ireland's Most Common Food Allergies:
Cow's Milk

Eggs

Peanuts

Other nuts

Shellfish

Fish

Wheat

Soya

These eight allergens account for some 90pc of allergic reactions. Sesame seeds and kiwi fruit are also becoming more frequent allergens but still 10 times less common than the 'big three': egg, milk and peanuts.
What's the future for allergy treatment?
Hypersensitivity to food is on the rise. It's now estimated that approximately 5pc of Irish children and 3pc of adults suffer from a food allergy. Twenty years ago, just 1pc of the population was affected. The level of severe reactions, requiring a trip to A&E, has also escalated.

"Rates of anaphylaxis attendance to hospital have also gone up - they have trebled in the last 20 years," reveals Professor Jonathan Hourihane, professor of paediatrics in UCC and principal investigator in the UCC's Infant Research Centre. "Death due to food allergy hasn't increased, because it's always rare, but food allergies are definitely more common these days."

So why are we seeing such an increase in allergic reactions? Interestingly, the highest rates of allergies are at the latitudes of the British Isles, Canada and New Zealand. "The nearer you get to the equator, the lower the rate of allergies," reveals Professor Hourihane. "That's shown in both Europe and the southern hemisphere. There's hardly any peanut allergy in Darwin in Australia but it's very common in Melbourne. It's very common in Ireland, but very unusual in Greece."

The evidence suggests that lower levels of vitamin D and less exposure to sunlight correlates with a higher incidence of allergies.

Another theory is the so called 'hygiene hypothesis' - the idea being that our improved levels of cleanliness and reduced exposure to germs has actually contributed to a decrease in tolerance, inducing dust and bacteria antigens. "But that doesn't explain everything," says Prof Hourihane. "No theory is going to explain everything."

Other studies have shown that children from larger families are less likely to develop allergies, babies born via C-section have higher risk of allergies, breastfed babies have lower risk of allergies, and studies in Finland revealed that those living close to green spaces and agriculture rather than close to a town where less likely to suffer from food allergies.

"But the biggest issue is that in the last two or three years we've revolutionised our advice about weaning," reveals Prof Hourihane. On the basis of scientific studies published in 2015 and 2016, the old advice to avoid allergens - like nuts or shellfish - when pregnant or weaning has been flipped on its head.

Now the advice is to introduce those foods as early as possible and expose the infant to those foods to create a tolerance. It's avoiding the 'danger' foods that is more likely to create an allergy. Firms in America are being granted permission to label peanut butter as healthy for babies with the advice to introduce it early and regularly to their diet.

The difficulty lies in dispelling popular myths around food allergies.

"Unfortunately everyone's got an opinion on food and the minute someone gets bloated or gets a headache or a rash, then there's someone ready to say 'oh it must be something you ate'," says Prof Hourihane.

"Seventy per cent of children that come into my clinic go out the door with more foods in their diet than less. They're usually on over-restricted diets because someone has said 'you'd better stay off that just in case' when actually, we want you to eat everything and then we'll tell you what to avoid properly when you come to see us."

"Basically, if you're eating something and not reacting then keep eating it, don't avoid or eliminate it," agrees paediatric dietitian Ruth Charles.

For example, it might feel the natural response for a parent to remove tomatoes from a child's diet if they think they're causing a rash but it's key to seek a professional opinion.

"It's all about assessing and managing risk, that's why a qualified clinician is needed to diagnose perceived from true food allergy," explains Charles, who founded the Irish Food Allergy Network.

"A rash as the only symptom is considered a 'mild' reaction and is probably due to skin contact with the natural acids and histamine in the tomato. If the child in this case continues to eat tomato, gets a rash each time but it otherwise happy and well with no other symptoms, and likes tomato, then keep giving it."

"The big things are children who are upset and difficult feeders or who have eczema in the first year of life and the woman at the bus stop will say 'well maybe you should take milk or egg or wheat out of your diet'," continues Prof Hourihane.

"Well, that would be OK it the woman at the bus stop was a State-registered dietitian who could supervise those exclusions, but she's not. Eczema always pre-exists before a food allergy comes along, so changing your diet to fix your eczema will probably work for one child I see out of 2,000."

Across the board there's a greater need for understanding and awareness. In 2015, then-health minister Leo Varadkar signed new laws allowing trained members of the public to administer life-saving medications, including adrenaline. Colleges, workplaces and sports venues are permitted to hold AAIs (adrenaline auto-injectors), yet many remain oblivious to this legislation.

"In Ireland specifically, there is a need for training and the establishment of guidelines for all those caring for children in the community - teachers, creche workers, sports coaches - in the management of food allergy and to ensure safety and, at the same time, inclusion for allergic children," says Dr Aideen Byrne, clinical lead for allergy at Our Lady's Children's Hospital (OLCHC) and the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght.

There's also an urgent need for greater provision of resources to manage Ireland's soaring rate of allergies.

"At present, OLCHC has one consultant allergist, and this post is divided between OLCHC and the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght," explains Dr Byrne. "A business case for an additional consultant post has been submitted to the HSE as part of the 2018 Service Plan."

Typically, a patient referred to Professor Hourihane has to wait 10 months. "It's terrible and the pressure is building up all the time," he says. "I'd love to see access within a week but we can't do that because I get 80 referrals a month.

"We want to try and improve the amount of knowledge and access in other parts of the country, and we're trying to develop a syllabus for trainees in Irish Paediatrics so that by the time they finish their training, at least they've heard something about food allergy."

He adds: "I think food allergy is a common primary care in the community disease, but there's no expertise out there and instead patients have to come and see a professor and a consultant to do perfectly simple things and by the time families get to see me, they're up to ninety."

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Stopping smoking is the single most important step you can take to live longer and it greatly reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Quitting smoking, why and how?
Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke. One in every two smokers will die of a tobacco-related disease.

Once you stop smoking, your mental and physical health improves immediately. After one year, your risk of having a heart attack is cut to half that of a smoker. A smoker is twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as a non-smoker. Which would you rather be? Make a plan today and you'll be a happy non-smoker in no time.

For expert help: freephone the National Smokers' Quitline on 1800 201 203 or visit

Know the facts to get motivated
The chemicals
There are 4,000 chemicals in a cigarette. 60 of the chemicals are known to cause cancer and include insecticide, car battery fluid, arsenic poison and hydrogen cyanide.

Cigarettes also produce tar - a sticky brown substance that forms when tobacco cools. This collects in your lungs and can also cause cancer. Next time you smoke, think about these chemicals and start planning to quit. Not tomorrow, today.
Passive smoking
Passive smoking is breathing in other people's smoke. Children and older people are most at risk from exposure to passive smoking.

Passive smoking can cause heart disease, stroke, cancers, asthma in children, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and middle ear infections.

If you are not ready to quit smoking, please make your car and home smoke-free to protect others around you, especially children.
Smoking hurts your heart and your family's

Nicotine is a highly addictive drug. It causes your blood vessels to narrow, increases your heart rate and raises your blood pressure.

Smoking contributes to the long-term clogging or narrowing of the arteries and increases the risk of blood clots. These clots can suddenly block an artery completely causing a heart attack or stroke.

Carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas, reduces the amount of oxygen your blood can carry. This means that your heart has to work harder to get enough oxygen around your body. This can contribute to heart attack and angina (chest pain).

Cigarette smoking contributes to blocked blood vessels, especially in the legs and feet, leading to poor circulation and an increased risk of developing circulatory disease.

Smoking increases LDL (bad) cholesterol and reduces HDL (good) cholesterol. High levels of LDL cholesterol are a risk for heart disease and stroke.

Smoking is even more harmful for women as women metabolise nicotine a lot faster than men. Women who smoke are almost twice as likely to have a heart attack as women who have never smoked.

Smoking increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in women who are using the oral contraceptive pill. Smoking while pregnant increases your chance of complications and reduces your chances of getting pregnant.

Not only does smoking hurt your heart physically, it also breaks the heart of your friends and family. So if not for your own heart, please consider stopping for theirs.

Ok, so what can I do?

Start by preparing to quit smoking.

Write down your reasons for quitting - Think about the good and not so good things about quitting smoking. Compare the list and keep them close at hand to remind you why you want to stop.

Make a date to quit - Pick your date and stick to it. Think about what methods and supports are available to help you quit and have them ready before your quit date.

You will need willpower to quit smoking but it will feel good to no longer be controlled (or bullied) by cigarettes.

Remind yourself that you can do it. Everyone can. You just need to know how.

The instant good news

It's never too late to quit smoking. The benefits happen immediately:

20 minutes after you quit smoking your blood pressure and pulse return to normal.

One day later, your risk of heart attack starts to fall.

Day two, your taste and smell improves.

Three days after quitting for good, breathing is easier and energy levels increase.

The future good news

Over the next three months your circulation improves, lung function increases, you breathe more easily and the risk of heart attack and stroke reduces.

After one year your risk of having a heart attack is cut to half that of a smoker.

Within 15 years, you will have about the same risk of heart attack and stroke as that of a non-smoker.

There are, of course, infinitely more benefits including increased energy, plus you will be free from the worry that you are damaging your health, and that of your family and friends.

Seven tips for stopping

1. Change your routine: if you're used to a cigarette after a meal, try chewing some sugar-free chewing gum or go out for a walk and some fresh air.

2. Reduce your caffeine and alcohol: when you stop smoking caffeine and alcohol will affect you more than when you were a smoker.

3. Learn to deal with cravings: some people experience recovery (aka withdrawal) symptoms when they quit smoking. These symptoms are a positive sign because your body is getting rid of the toxins and poisons from smoking.

They can range from: feeling hungry, coughing and bringing up phlegm, tingling in your fingers and toes, feeling dizzy, lack of concentration and mouth ulcers. The majority of these pass within 4 weeks.

If you experience cravings, remember that they only last for a few minutes and use the 4Ds to beat them:

Delay at least 3-5 minutes and the urge will pass

Deep breathe, slowly, in your nose and out your mouth

Drink a glass of water

Distract yourself, call a friend, go for a walk or run

4. Get regular exercise
Now that you have quit, getting more active will help you deal with your cravings. Aim to be active for at least 30 minutes five days a week.
5. Make your home and car smoke-free
6. Choose healthy snacks: some people find they eat more when they quit. Try to snack only when you are hungry and choose healthy snacks such as fruit, natural yoghurt or plain popcorn.

7. Avoid substituting cigarettes for sweets, cakes and biscuits. Eating three meals a day is good for your health and eating breakfast has been shown to help with quitting smoking.

How to stop - permanently

Take one day at a time: Each day without a cigarette is good news for your health, your family and your bank account.

Keep active: Being more active can take your mind off cigarettes and keep your head happy.

Temptations: There's no such thing as "just one cigarette". Every and any cigarette can do irreparable damage; and it can be very difficult to stop at just one. Don't fall for it again. If you are celebrating or under stress, remind yourself why you quit. Smoking again will only make you more stressed. Instead, think what someone who doesn't smoke might do to celebrate, or to deal with the stress, and do that instead.

Reward yourself: Smoking 20 cigarettes a day costs over €3,000 a year. Use the money you have saved to reward yourself.

Stay positive: If you feel tempted, remember why you decided to quit and how much progress you've made. You are back in control. Stay strong.

NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapies)

Some people find NRT helps them to cope with cravings. NRT can increase the chances of success for smokers who are ready to quit. NRT replaces some of the nicotine that you previously got from smoking, but at lower levels. The most common type of NRT are patches, lozenges, gum, inhalers and tablets (microtabs).

If you are using NRT but still experience cravings this may mean that you are not getting enough nicotine. Combining more than one type of NRT has been shown to be beneficial. For more information, freephone our Heart and Stroke Helpline or the National Smokers' Quitline 1800 201 203, or ask your pharmacist or doctor.

Your pharmacist can advise you on NRT products. Always read the instructions and use as directed. If you are pregnant you should speak to your doctor before taking any NRT. Champix and Zyban are medications that can help some people to quit smoking. These medications are only available on prescription. Talk to your GP about these medications.

What about light cigarettes, cigars or e-cigarettes?

Light or low-tar cigarettes or cigars are not an alternative to quitting smoking. Smokers who switch to light or low-tar cigarette brands breathe in more deeply and do not reduce their risk.

Cigars contain high levels of carbon monoxide, which reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry, so they increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.

Evidence is not yet available to show if using an e-cigarette as a quit smoking method is effective or has side effects.

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Stopping smoking is the single most important step you can take to live longer and it greatly reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke. Quitting smoking, why and how? Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke. One in every two smokers will die of a tobacco-related disease.

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Smoking harms your health, but how? Take a closer look at the risks associated with smoking.

Cancers

Smoking is the single biggest risk factor for lung cancer. ( Find out more about lung cancer)

It is also a contributory risk factor in a number of other cancers.

Heart disease

Your heart is your body's engine, pumping blood to all vital organs. Smoking damages that engine by:

Increasing your heart-rate and therefore, increasing your requirement for oxygen in the blood.

Introducing carbon monoxide into the blood. This may contribute to the development of coronary heart disease and possible heart attacks.

Increasing the risk of blood clot.

Hardening and narrowing of the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart.

Stroke

Smokers are more likely to have a stroke (blockage of blood to the brain or bleed in the brain) than non-smokers. Strokes are a major cause of death and prolonged disability.

Bronchitis and emphysema

Smoking can cause or worsen these serious respiratory conditions. Severe emphysema causes breathlessness, which can be made worse by infections.

Fertility levels and birth problems

Smoking can reduce fertility, and smoking during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth and illness in early infancy.

More information
For information and support on how to quit smoking, call the HSE Quit Team on 1800 201 203 or visit Quit.ie.

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Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6,000 smokers dying each year from tobacco related diseases. Smoking related deaths are mainly due to cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and heart disease. Cigarettes contain over 4000 toxic chemicals, many of which are proven to cause cancer. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many different illnesses and diseases. If you are a long-term smoker, on average, your life expectancy is about 10 years less than a non-smoker. The younger you are when you start smoking, the more likely you are to smoke for longer and to die early from smoking.
One in every two long term smokers will die from a tobacco related disease.
Cigarette Smoke contains the following

Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including approximately 69 known cancer causing carcinogenic chemicals as well as over 400 other toxins. Nicotine is one of the main ingredients in a cigarette and it is a highly addictive. Smoke containing nicotine is inhaled into the lungs, and the nicotine reaches the brain in just six seconds. Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide, a colourless, odorless, poisoness gas that is released on combustion. In smokers, carbon monoxide readily displaces Oxygen in the bloodstream and deprives the heart, brain and other vital organs of Oxygen.

Some familiar chemicals found in cigarettes:

Carbon Monoxide - car exaust fumes

Nicotine

Tar - used on roads

Arsenic - rat poison

Ammonia - cleaning chemical

Hydrogen Cyanide - gas chamber poison

Cyanide - deadly poison

Acetone - used in nail polish remover

DDT - Insecticide

Formaldehyde - used to preserve dead bodies

Sulfuric Acid - car batteries

Cadmium - used to recharge car batteries

Within one minute of starting to smoke, your heart rate begins to rise and it could increase by as much as 30% within the first 10 minutes of smoking.

By smoking you increase your risk of developing cancers and diseases, even if you do not smoke every day. The following cancers and diseases are common among smokers;

The Facts for Smokers are!

Smokers are more likely to get cancer than non-smokers. This is particularly true of lung cancer, throat cancer and mouth cancer, which hardly ever affect non-smokers.

The link between smoking and lung cancer is clear.

Ninety percent of lung cancer cases are due to smoking.

One in ten moderate smokers and almost one in five heavy smokers (more than 15 cigarettes a day) will die of lung cancer.

The more cigarettes you smoke in a day, and the longer you've smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer. Similarly, the risk rises the deeper you inhale and the earlier in life you started smoking.

For ex-smokers, it takes approximately 15 years before the risk of lung cancer drops to the same as that of a non-smoker.

If you smoke, the risk of contracting mouth cancer is also four times higher than for a non-smoker. Cancer can start in many areas of the mouth, with the most common being on or underneath the tongue, or on the lips.

Other effects of smoking

Smoking raises blood pressure - a risk factor for heart attacks and stroke.

Couples who smoke are more likely to have fertility problems than couples who are non-smokers.

Smoking worsens asthma and counteracts asthma medication by worsening the inflammation of the airways that the medicine tries to ease.

Smoking stains your teeth and gums.

Smoking causes an acid taste in the mouth and contributes to the development of ulcers.

Smoking also affects your looks: smokers have paler skin and more wrinkles. This is because smoking reduces the blood and oxygen supply to the skin and lowers levels of vitamin A.

Smokers age quicker than non smokers.

Smoking is expensive.

Your sense of taste and smell are dulled. Enjoyment of food may be reduced.

Life insurance is more expensive.

What are the benefits of stopping smoking?

It's good for your health!

The benefits begin immediately. You reduce your risk of getting serious disease no matter what age you give up. However, the sooner you stop, the greater the reduction in your risk.

If you stop smoking before the age of 35, your life expectancy is only slightly less than that of people who have never smoked.

If you stop smoking before the age of 50, you decrease the risk of dying from smoking-related diseases by 50%.

Everyone knows you feel better when you give up smoking.

But, it is never too late to stop smoking to gain health benefits. Even if you already have COPD or heart disease, your outlook (prognosis) is much improved if you stop smoking.

The following health benefits will be noticed almost immediately after you give up smoking.

After 20 minutes: your blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal. Circulation improves in hands and feet.

After 8 hours: oxygen levels in the blood return to normal and your chance of heart attack starts to fall.

After 24 hours: poisonous carbon monoxide gas is eliminated from the body. The lungs start to clear out mucous and other debris.

After 48 hours: nicotine is no longer detectable in the body. Taste and smell improve.

After 72 hours: breathing becomes easier as the bronchial tubes relax and energy levels increase.

After 2 weeks: circulation improves, making walking and exercise easier.

After 3 to 9 months: coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing are reduced dramatically.

After 5 years: risk of heart attack falls to that of a non-smoker.

After 10 years: risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker.

Other benefits to stopping smoking

Chest infections and colds become less frequent

Food and drinks taste and smell much better.

Finances improve - more money in your pocket. The average smoker smoking 20 cigarettes per day can save a total of €4,380 per year! Click here to see how much you can save by giving up smoking.

You will feel good about yourself.

Contact Details for Quit Services in your area are available here.

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Students can be introduced to cholesterol for example and be aware of the disadvantages too much cholesterol can have in our diet. This relates back to the 'importance of a balanced diet' aspect. Students can also be made aware of the 'good bacteria' in our gut and how they cab help break down food.

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