Blood Pressure
The medical term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
The good cholesterol.
What is HDL?
The organ which helps pump blood throughout your body.
What is the heart?
The standard number of calories which are recommended per day.
What is 2,000 calories?
The leading preventable cause of heart disease.
What is smoking?
The table condiment which can elevate blood pressure if consumed in excess.
What is salt/sodium?
The bad cholesterol.
What is LDL?
The medical term for a fast heart rate.
What is tachycardia?
Which type of fat is considered "good" for heart health, found in foods like nuts and fish?
What is unsaturated fat?
What are compression socks?
The time of day during which your blood pressure is highest.
What is in the morning?
What does the first "L" stand for in LDL-cholesterol?
Low
The blood vessels which transport oxygen-rich blood away from your heart.
What are arteries?
The heart-healthy diet rich in fish, olive oil, and grains.
What is the Mediterranean diet?
The type of diabetes which is most linked to heart disease risk.
What is type 2 diabetes?
The name of the cuff used to measure blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
What is a stain? Accept specific names.
The blood vessels which carry oxygen-depleted blood to your heart.
What are veins?
The number of grams of sugar in a standard 12 ounce can of coca cola.
What is 39 grams of sugar (about 10 teaspoons)? The American Heart Association recommends that men consume no more than 36 grams (9 teaspoons) and that women consume no more than 25 grams (6 teaspoons) of added sugar per day.
The mental health disorder which increases the risk of having a heart attack.
What is depression?
The American Heart Association recommends this limit of salt consumption per day.
What is 2,300 milligrams? The American Heart Association recommends to limit salt consumption to 2,300 mg/day and to move toward an ideal limit of 1,500 mg/day. The average American consumes about 3,500 milligrams per day. Most salt consumed comes from packaged and restaurant foods, not the salt shaker.
The type of exercise which lowers bad cholesterol the most.
What is aerobic exercise? Some forms of aerobic exercise include walking, jogging, running, swimming, and dancing.
This blood vessel gets blocked when a heart attack happens.
What is a coronary artery?
The number of miles you need to walk to burn a pound of fat.
What is 35 miles? For the purpose of weight loss, your diet matters a lot.
The recommended amount of time to exercise per week.
150-300 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. For example, a minimum of 30 minutes per day of brisk walking or swimming.