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Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Heart Disease
Nutrition
Obesity
100
Hypertension
What is another name for high blood pressure?
100
HDL (high density lipoproteins)
Which cholesterol is the "good cholesterol"?
100
CVD (cardiovascular disease)
What is another name for heart disease?
100
Fruits Vegetables Grains Dairy Protein
Name 2 of the 5 MyPlate food groups.
100
A disorder of having too much body fat
Define obesity.
200
120/80
What is an ideal blood pressure reading?
200
How is high blood cholesterol diagnosed?
What is a blood test?
200
Family history Genetics Congenital heart failure
Name one non-modifiable risk factors for heart disease.
200
Sodium Fat Cholesterol Sugar
What are some of the nutrients that should be avoided?
200
Overweight is defined as weighing too much
What is overweight?
300
Millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)
What unit is blood pressure measured in?
300
Usually asymptomatic
What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?
300
Narrowing of the arteries due to plaque build-up
What is atherosclerosis?
300
Eight 8-oz glasses of water per day
What is the recommended amount of water that seniors should drink per day?
300
Body mass index, measured with height and weight
What is BMI?
400
Systolic blood pressure
What is the top number of your blood pressure reading?
400
about 1 in 6 Americans has high blood cholesterol
What is the prevalence of high blood cholesterol in America?
400
6000,000 Americans or 1 in 4 deaths
How many Americans die from heart disease each year?
400
Limit saturated fat to 7% of total calories per day
How much saturated fat is allowed per day?
400
A BMI over 30
What BMI indicates that one is obese?
500
67 million (31%)
How many American adults have high blood pressure?
500
Below 150 mg/dL
What is the desirable level for triglycerides?
500
CAD (coronary artery disease)
What is the most common type of heart disease?
500
1,500 mg The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting sodium to less than 2,300 mg a day — or 1,500 mg if you're age 51 or older, or if you are African American, or if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
What is the dietary recommendation for sodium?
500
In 2010, 35.7% of Americans were considered obese
What is the prevalence of obesity in the U.S.?