My week at the Salvation Army educating clients about cholesterol was a great opportunity and I learned a lot. I never realized that the Salvation Army does that much for our community and we don’t even know about it. I think an individual really has to go and see what services the Salvation Army provides to the community because they shelter and feed many unfortunate human beings. They not only shelter and feed them‚ but their program is set up where the clients have to be looking for a place
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find a direct solution on how to manage my cholesterol. Of course the easiest why would have been to allow my doctor to prescribe medication to control it‚ but I chose not to start medication to manage my cholesterol problem. Instead‚ I took the direct approach to solve my cholesterol problem. I decided to do some research on my own and starting looking into the cause of high cholesterol and how can it be managed without medication. although high cholesterol is sometime hereditary‚ I found other ways
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vessel inflammation And the main cause of coronary heart disease being high levels of cholesterol Cholesterol: Cholesterol is a waxy substance that’s found in the fats in your blood. As your body needs cholesterol to continue building healthy cells. However having high cholesterol‚ you may develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels.
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Discuss the reasons for the global distribution of heart disease. Consider: "h The nature of Coronary Heart Disease. What is it? "h The Global distribution of Coronary Heart Disease. "h The likely causes for this - include diet‚ smoking‚ lack of exercise as a minimum. For the heart to function properly‚ your heart needs a steady supply of oxygen from the blood‚ which flows through the coronary arteries‚ to the heart muscle. Coronary heart disease is a term used to describe the condition when
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consume excessively it can lead to high cholesterol‚ increasing risk for CHD. In addition‚ it also increases your LDL cholesterol levels and decreasing the HDL cholesterol. An important fact is that not all fats are the same. The good fat is very important in our daily life for proper
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incidence of heart disease. Lowering cholesterol levels lower cholesterol in the blood‚ but replacing polyunsaturated fats for saturated fats in the diet does lower blood cholesterol. Saturated and mono unsaturated fat are not nutrients: you do not need them‚ although they can be used by the body to make energy but poly unsaturated fats or oils are essential. There is an increase in the incidence of heart disease where there is a high level of saturated fat and cholesterol in the
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Chapter 5 Nutrition 101 Week 4 Assignment Study questions 1. What features distinguish fatty acids from each other? Fatty acids are distinguished by the length of their carbon chains‚ degree of unsaturation and their location of double bonds. Most are triglycerides with glycerol backbones and three fatty acids attached. 2. What are the differences between saturated‚ unsaturated‚ monounsaturated‚ and
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Choline also helps lower cholesterol and inflammation levels associated with heart or cardiovascular diseases. Cholesterol is a steroid composed of fat that is found in the liver. It produces cell membranes and hormones that are spread throughout the blood stream. Cholesterol is important in the development of healthy cells‚ but too much cholesterol is a dangerous health risk. High cholesterol levels are caused by too many fat components in your blood vessels which eventually causes a decrease in
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Understanding Your Fats and Fiber SCI/241 June 13‚ 2013 Understanding Your Fats and Fiber According to Face the Fats the bad fats are trans fats and saturated fats‚ both of these fats raises bad cholesterol levels in the blood. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats can lower bad cholesterol levels and are beneficial when consumed in moderation. Taking in too many fats regardless of what kind they are can eventually lead to to many calories which can lead to weight gain. High levels of
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these metabolites varies. For example‚ the eicosanoids derived from omega-6 are in general more active than those produced from omega 3. Basically‚ omega 3 has anti-inflammatory benefits and helps prevent heart disease‚ whereas omega-6 lowers blood cholesterol and support the
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