What is changeable risk factors or cardiovascular disease?
400
Candy, soft drinks, fruit drinks, pastries.
What are major sources of added sugar?
400
A component of bile salts that aid digestion, an essential component of all cell membranes, found in brain and nerve tissue and in the blood.
What is Cholesterol?
400
Regulatory complexes that include proteins. These complexes are located in the cell nucleus, where they direct the maintenance and reproduction of the cell.
What is Nucleoproteins?
400
Force exerted against the walls of the arteries by the pumping action of the heart.
What is hypertension?
400
The DASH diet, fruits and vegetables, reducing saturated fat intake, plant sterols, omega-3 fatty acids, psyllium, soy protein, sodium-controlled diets.
What is dietary measures in prevention and treatment?
500
A monosaccharide contains one molecule of C6H12O6. A disaccharide is composed of two molecules of C6H12O6 joined together.
What is simple carbohydrates?
500
Supply fuel to most tissues, functions as an energy reserve, insulate the body, support and protect vital organs, lubricate body tissues, form an integral part of cell membranes.
What is the purpose of fats in the body?
500
Provision of structure, maintenance and growth, regulation of body processes, immunity, circulation and energy source.
What are the functions of proteins in the body?
500
When a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked by antherosclerosis, the tissue supplied by that artery dies.
What is Cerebrovascular accident?
500
Decreased occurences of arrhythmia and sudden death, lower plasma triglycerides, reduced blood clotting tendencies.