Heart Healthy Foods
These are heart-healthy food groups (List two).
What are are fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts, olive oil?
Another name for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
All cholesterol is bad for our bodies? True or false.
False. Certain levels of cholesterol are required for healthy body function.
C.P.R.
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
These are factors that contribute to poor heart health (List two).
These are low-fat protein options (List two).
What are lean meat, poultry and fish, low-fat dairy products, and eggs?
This is considered a healthy blood pressure reading.
What is 120/80? (or less)
The name of the "good cholesterol"
What is HDL? High-density lipoprotein
T.I.A.
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack?
Controlling stress improves heart health. True or false?
What is true?
Positive psychological health is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and death.
Up to 2 per day for men, up to 1 per day for women
What are alcohol intake recommendations for heart health?
Two long-term complications from prolonged, uncontrolled high blood pressure.
What are heart attack and stroke?
The name of the "bad cholesterol"
What is LDL cholesterol? Low-density Lipoprotein
C.A.D.
Coronary Artery Disease
"Cardiac arrest"
What is when a heart stops beating completely?
These are healthy fats.
What are monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats?
The name of this diet has been proven to reduce blood pressure in as little as 2 weeks.
What is the DASH diet?
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.
Definition of cholesterol.
A naturally occurring, waxy, fat-like substance required for the body to function normally.
M.I.
What is myocardial infarction?
A sign of a heart attack that women feel more often than men.
What is nausea? Or shortness of breath
These two types of fats in our diet are worst for our heart health.
What are saturated and trans fat?
Examples: butter, margarine, breakfast meats, cheese
Name of blood pressure reading that measures the force of blood against your arteries when your heart pumps blood.
(Hint: it's the higher number on your blood pressure reading)
What is systolic blood pressure?
Total cholesterol should be lower than this number.
What is 200 mg/dL or less?
A.E.D.
What is an Automated External Defibrillator.
"The Silent Killer"
What is high blood pressure?