Heart Disease
The number of chambers in the human heart
What is Four?
Normal blood pressure.
What is 120/80?
Cholesterol is this type of macromolecule.
What is a lipid?
These microscopic living creatures in your gut can affect your heart health and immune system
What is bacteria?
The mineral that is most important for healthy bones and teeth.
What is calcium?
A condition in which the arteries that supply blood to the heart become narrowed and blocked.
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
These two types of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart and towards the heart, respectively
What are arteries and veins?
The medical term used to refer to high cholesterol.
What is hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia?
Eating extremely fatty foods can cause this uncomfortable sensation in your chest/throat
What is heartburn?
Brown rice, quinoa, and whole wheat bread are this type of heart health carbohydrate.
What is complex carbohydrates?
Two modifiable risk factors that increase a person's chance of developing heart disease (multiple answers possible need 2)
What is high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, obesity?
The second number in your blood pressure. It measures the pressure your blood is pushing against your artery walls while the heart muscle rests between beats.
What is diastolic blood pressure?
The good cholesterol.
What is HDL or High-Density Lipoprotein?
Overconsumption of this type of meat increases your risk for heart disease
What is red meat (beef for example)
The daily limit for this type of fat is about 10-13 grams, it is known to clog arteries. Can be found in high amounts in foods like heavy cream, butter, other animal fats.
What is saturated fat?
A common warning sign of a heart attack that is characterized by pressure, squeezing in the chest.
The device used to measure blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
This organ is the primary producer of cholesterol.
What is the liver?
Eating these types of foods can help aid digestion and heart health
What are fiber-rich foods?
This is a chemically modified type of fat that raises your LDL and lowers your HDL and should be avoided entirely.
What is trans fat?
A condition in which the heart can not pump blood effectively, often leading to fluid buildup in the lungs and legs.
This term describes a bulging, weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel resulting in an abnormal widening of the vessel’s diameter. High blood pressure can result in these events.
What is an aneurysm?
High cholesterol can cause this medical condition in which plaque builds up in the walls of your blood vessels. These plaque buildups can thicken and harden your blood vessel walls.
What is atherosclerosis?
Yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi are all good sources of microbiota and help with digestion. What common feature do these foods all share?
What are fermented foods?
Fatty fish are very heart healthy due to their high content of what type of fatty acid?
What is omega-3 fatty acids?