Risk Factors
Know Your Numbers
Nutrition
High Blood Pressure
Heart Attack
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What percent of American adults have at least 1 of 3 risk factors (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and tobacco smoking).

What is: 47%

100

How many Americans will have a heart attack for the first time this year?

What is: More than 600,000

100
To eat healthy, you should look for foods that are low in one of these fats.
What is: saturated fats, or transfats
100
The medical term for high blood pressure is this.
What is: hypertension
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The medical term for heart attack is this
What is: myocardial infarction
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One risk factor for heart disease that cannot be controlled is this.
What is: age, gender, race, family history.
200
A normal blood pressure is less than this.
What is: 120/80
200
The American Heart Association recommends eating fish (particularly fatty fish) at least two times (two servings) a week. One example of a fatty fish is this.
What is: salmon, herring, trout, sardines, and mackerel
200
The top number in a blood pressure is called this.
What is: systolic blood pressure
200
CPR stands for
What is: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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One risk factor for heart disease that can be controlled is this.

What is: Tobacco Smoke, High Blood Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus

300
LDL cholesterol is (good/bad) cholesterol and you want to get it (higher/lower).
What is: bad/lower
300
Organ meats are very high in cholesterol. An example of an organ meat is this.
What is: liver, sweetbreads, kidney and brain.
300
Reducing this in your diet can help lower your blood pressure.
What is: salt (or sodium)
300
One symptom of a heart attack is this
What is: Chest discomfort, pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach, shortness of breath, breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness
400

Does heart disease run in families?

What is: true

400
The desirable range for HDL (good) cholesterol is this.
What is: >40 mg/dL or higher for men and 50 mg/dL or higher for women
400
One of the 2 seafoods that have more cholesterol than most other types of seafood is this.
What is: shrimp and crawfish
400
A medical condition that can develop as a result of high blood pressure
What is: heart disease, stroke, kidney disease
400
One of the first things that you should do if someone has a cardiac arrest is this.
What is: Tell someone to call 9-1-1 or your emergency response number, get an AED (if one is available), and begin CPR immediately.
500
The American Heart Association's guidelines on physical activity state that all healthy adults ages 18–65 should be getting at least ___ minutes of moderate intensity activity ___ days of the week.
What is: 30 minutes/5 days
500
The desirable range for triglycerides is less than
What is: 150 mg/dL
500
For healthy eating, use liquid vegetable oils in place of solid fats such as butter, lard or shortening. One example of a liquid vegetable oil is this.
What is: canola, safflower, sunflower, soybean, and olive.
500
One of the symptoms of a stroke is
What is: Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body, Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination, Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
500
A bloodtest that can assess cardiovascular disease risk is this.
What is: C-reactive protein (CRP)
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