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Anatomy
Diet
Prevention
Levels
Risk Factors
100
The tube that comes out of the heart and carries blood to the body.
What is an artery?
100
Fruits, vegetable, whole grains, lean meats, low fat cheese, yogurt, and cheese
What are food we should eat more of?
100
Should be limited by everyone regardless of if they have high cholesterol or not.
What are foods that com from animals?
100
LDL level higher than 160 mg/dl.
What is high level of LDL?
100
Going to the doctor every year to get a physical and knowing test level results.
What is a check up / playing an active role in health?
200
Cholesterol build up that remains in the arteries or veins.
What is plaque?
200
Milk, cheese, eggs, meats, shellfish, shrimp, liver.
What are foods that come from animals?
200
Two things that can be done to control cholesterol and other chronic diseases.
What is healthy diet and exercise?
200
Total Cholesterol level less than 200 mg/dl
What is Ideal / good / normal level total Cholesterol?
200
Having a parent, sibling, or grandparent that has had disease.
What is family history?
300
The organ that makes and stores cholesterol.
What is liver?
300
Type of fat that is found in fish, flax seeds, olives, & olive oil.
What is omega 3 fatty acids?
300
Behavior that helps raise HDL levels.
What is exercise?
300
Levels that are not high or ideal/normal but should be monitored closely.
What are borderline levels?
300
Constant worry, thoughts, having too many things to do, that lasts for long periods of time and can affect health.
What is stress?
400
The organ that pumps blood to the body.
What is heart?
400
Meat cut that contains a high concentration of cholesterol.
What is liver?
400
Should be taken every day at the same time if it is prescribed.
What is medication?
400
Total Cholesterol more than 240 mg/dl
What is high total cholesterol?
400
Eating a lot of food made from animal products.
What is high fat diet?
500
The harding of the arteries and veins.
What is artherosclerosis?
500
Food that contains all the cholesterol recomended for 1 day.
What is 1 egg?
500
Should be done every year for healthy people and more regularly for people that have chronic illnesses like diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure.
What are check ups / regular appointments / doctor visits?
500
Should be more than 60 mg/dl.
What is HDL?
500
Not doing any type of physical activity besides what is needed to get through the day.
What is sedentary lifestyle?