Cholesterol Basics
What is cholesterol?
What is a type of fat found in your blood?
Do fruits and vegetables contain cholesterol?
What is no?
How many minutes of physical activity should kids get each day?
What is at least 60 minutes?
What type of fat is solid at room temperature and should be limited?
What is saturated fats?
Can high cholesterol run in families?
What is yes?
Which organ in your body makes cholesterol?
What is the liver?
Name a food that contains cholesterol.
What are meat,fish,eggs,butter, cheese, and milk?
Name one benefit of regular exercise for your heart.
What is it helps keep your heart strong and lowers bad cholesterol?
Which type of fat is considered healthy and can be found in fish and avocados?
What is unsaturated fat?
What is the inherited condition called that causes high cholesterol from a young age?
What is familial hypercholesterolemia?
What are the two types of cholesterol?
What are the LDL (low density) and HDL (high density)?
Which type of fat should you limit to keep your heart healthy?
What is saturated fat?
Why is it important to avoid smoking for heart health?
What is because smoking damages the heart and blood vessels?
What are trans fats, and why should they be avoided?
What are Unhealthy fats that raise bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol?
At what age should kids have their cholesterol checked?
What is once between ages 9 and 11 and again between ages 19-21?
Which type of chlolesterol is known as bad cholesterol?
What is LDL cholesterol?
What is a heart-healthy snack?
What is a piece of fruit or a handful of nuts?
How does drinking water instead of sugary drinks help your heart?
What is it helps maintain a healthy weight and reduces the risk of heart disease?
Name a food high in unsaturated fats.
What are nuts or olive oil?
Why is it important to know your family's heart health history?
What is because it can help you and your doctor understand your risk factors?
Why is HDL cholesterol considered good?
What is because it carries cholesterol from the blood back to the liver, where it is broken down?
Why is it important to eat foods low in saturated fat?
What is because eating too much saturated fat can raise your LDL cholesterol?
What is one way to reduce stress, which can affect health health?
What is practicing deep breathing or spending time with friends?
How can reading food labels help you choose heart healthy fats?
What is by checking for low saturated and trans fat content?
How can families work together to maintain heart health?
What is by eating healthy meals and exercising together?