smaller medium larger 1 2 NEXT Healthy Nutrition Healthy Eating Slideshow: Fat-Fighting Foods Food Frauds Slideshow Pictures Take the Diet & Nutrition Quiz Healthy eating Why choose a healthy diet? The Food Pyramid-putting together a healthy diet Know your fats Steps to heart healthy eating Portion control What do these diet and nutrition terms mean? SHARE THIS ARTICLE: FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAILPRINT Healthy Eating Having a healthy diet is sometimes easier said than done
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Give an account of how a poor diet and obesity can increase the chance of a person developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) A good diet consists of consuming a full range of all the various nutrients needed for proper function of the body and bodily systems. When someone consumes the correct nutrients in the correct proportions‚ they are considered to have a “Balanced Diet”. However‚ when someone is not consuming the correct nutrients or not consuming the correct amount of nutrients they are
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Human Nutrition I | | INTRODUCTION | Human Nutrition‚ study of how food affects the health and survival of the human body. Human beings require food to grow‚ reproduce‚ and maintain good health. Without food‚ our bodies could not stay warm‚ build or repair tissue‚ or maintain a heartbeat. Eating the right foods can help us avoid certain diseases or recover faster when illness occurs. These and other important functions are fueled by chemical substances in our food called nutrients. Nutrients
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Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular disease is defined as a disease that affects any area of the cardiovascular system‚ including the heart and blood vessels‚ and covers a range of diseases such as arteriosclerosis‚ atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Diet plays a vital part in the prevention and control of these diseases however other manageable factors such as smoking and physical inactivity also contribute to the diseases if not controlled correctly. However corrective action or
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patients a. Total Cholesterol: the total cholesterol is the sum of the HDL‚ LDL and VLDL cholesterol in the bloodstream. It is used as a starting point for lipid testing. A total cholesterol level higher than 200 mg/dL is an indication to investigate the lipid profile b. HDL: cholesterol level below 40 mg/dL in adult males and below 50 mg/dL in adult females is considered low and is a risk factor for HD and stroke c. LDL: High LDL level initiate the atherosclerotic process by infiltrating the vessel
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1. Procedure #1 detected 50/100 true positives and 100/100 true negatives. Procedure #2 detected 80/100 true positives and 70/100 true negatives. b. procedure 2 is more sensitive 2. TP/TP+FN = ? b. specificity 3. What might the following indicate? urine: RBCs‚ WBCs‚ nitrite‚ bacteria a. pyelonephritis 4. Why is albumin the first protein to be detected in tests for renal failure? b. its molecular size is smallest 5. Cortisol excess will result in _____ a. hypernatremia c. elevated glucose
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Lecture 1: Cardiovascular Health Cardiovascular disease (CVD) • Statistically half of us (53%) are going to die from this disease (leading cause of death worldwide)) • CVD are diseases of the heart and blood vessels o includes atherosclerosis‚ heart attack and stroke • Narrowing of blood vessels as they are filling up with plaque Function of the heart • 4 chambers/valves controlled by leaflets • Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) caused by the building up of plaque leading to a heart attack
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Coronary Artery Disease 10/31/2005 This paper will serve as a case study for the condition known as coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD occurs when the coronary arteries become hardened and narrowed; this is due to the buildup of plaque on the inner lining of the arteries. Blood flow to the heart is reduced as plaque narrows the coronary arteries‚ thereby decreasing the oxygen supply to the heart muscle. This loss of oxygen in the blood can lead to ischemia and later‚ myocardial infarction
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Metabolic Syndrome: A Precursor of Heart Disease In 1988‚ Dr. Gerald Reaven was awarded the Banting Medal for Scientific Research by the American Diabetes Association and introduced the term Syndrome X to the medical community. According to Dr. Reaven‚ “Syndrome X is a simple way to refer to a cluster of changes that encourage the onset and development of heart disease.” (Reaven‚ 2000‚ pg. 40) The medical terms Syndrome X‚ Insulin Resistance (IR)‚ or Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) have been used interchangeably
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a day is also a factor that majorly contributes to CAD. Nicotine and other toxins in cigarettes can build up and block blood flow to the heart and therefore decrease Mr. S cholesterol level is 250 mg/dl‚ which is high along with his LDL and Triglyceride level. His HDL levels are low‚ which is bad because this is the good cholesterol for the body. All
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