Give an account of how a poor diet and obesity can increase the chance of a person developing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) A good diet consists of consuming a full range of all the various nutrients needed for proper function of the body and bodily systems. When someone consumes the correct nutrients in the correct proportions‚ they are considered to have a “Balanced Diet”. However‚ when someone is not consuming the correct nutrients or not consuming the correct amount of nutrients they are
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Title of research project: Smoking can be a contributory factor to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Aims and objectives of the research project: The aim of this research project is to prove the case that cigarette smoking has a detrimental effect on the health of the human body and can be a contributory factor to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Objectives: 1. Outline the compounds that make up cigarettes. 2. Explain how these compounds react in the human body
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to the pipe under the kitchen sink…I’d been there almost twenty-four hours… I guess I kept trying to get away… and the knot just got tighter.” (p.165) Any condition that affects blood flow increases your risk of gangrene‚ including: Diabetes‚ Atherosclerosis‚ Peripheral arterial disease‚ Trauma‚ or injury. Injuries that leave a portion of muscle tissue deprived of oxygen make a perfect home for infections. Some of the cells in a wound are already dead‚ and the infection starts in these. "Crush" injuries
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Left ventricle Question 8 2 out of 2 points The most common cause of infectious myocarditis in the United States is: Selected Answer: 4. Coxsackie B virus Correct Answer: 4. Coxsackie B virus Question 9 0 out of 2 points Atherosclerosis of the brain arteries is the most common cause of: Selected Answer: 5. Coronary vascular accidents Correct Answer: 4. Cerebrovascular accidents Question 10 2 out of 2 points What is the most common congenital heart defect recognized
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“SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer‚ Heart Disease‚ Emphysema‚ and May Complicate Pregnancy.” Almost everyone in America can read this message and pin point exactly where it came from. It is well known for being printed on every single pack of cigarettes sold in America and in other countries as well. It is mandatory for this message to be printed on every pack because of how serious the effects of smoking are and how easy it is to become addicted to smoking them. There are
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build up of fatty material called Atheroma within the walls of the coronary arteries‚ which supply the heart with oxygen rich blood. This causes the arteries to become narrow‚ restricting the flow of blood to the heart; this process is called Atherosclerosis (figure 1). Atheroma is made up of cholesterol and other waste substances. If a piece of this were to break off‚ it may cause a blood clot or blockage within the coronary
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reason‚ it is likely to cause death to the patient in a relatively short time. The terminal illness that I have chosen to research is Coronary Heart Disease. This is the result of plaque build-up in your coronary arteries‚ a conditional called atherosclerosis‚ and that leads to blockages. The arteries‚ which start out smooth and elastic‚ become narrow and rigid‚ restricting blood flow to the heart. The heart then becomes starved of oxygen and the vital nutrients it needs to pump properly and for this
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Margaret Latham Heart Disease in African Americans Heart disease‚ technically known as cardiovascular disease (CVD)‚ is the number one killer of African Americans. Cardiovascular disease is the narrowing of arteries due to the build-up of atherosclerosis‚ or plaque‚ in the walls of arteries (Heart.org). This narrowing of the blood vessels and arteries causes the blockage of oxygen and blood supply needed for proper function of the heart. African Americans are at much higher risk for heart disease
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due largely in part to excess fat or plaque deposits that narrow the veins that provide oxygenated blood to the heart. This excess fat buildup and plaque are respectively known as arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis. Hypertension is frequently a result of both arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis‚ and can lead to more serious CVDs‚ such as angina attack (an acute and squeezing chest pain due to inefficient blood flow to the heart)‚ and myocardial infarction( the sudden death of part of the heart
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copper‚ magnesium‚ iron and calcium; it clings to the metal ions and forms a stable ring like structure. This compound is expelled through the body as an excretory product by the kidneys‚ through urination 2. Coronary heart diseases like atherosclerosis are a result of calcium/ mineral deposits inside the arteries‚ which leads to the hardening of the arteries. This hinders blood flow and can be very dangerous. Because EDTA can minimize the amount of calcium in the blood‚ some practitioners
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