DIET AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

By: Jeremy Clark, Megan Windland, and Tiana Nater

Negative Effects of Cardiovascular disease

Eating foods that are high in saturated fats and cholesterol may cause plaque to form on artery walls.

Atherosclerosis – a disease in which there is a build up of plaque on artery walls.

When a person has atherosclerosis, the diameter of the artery becomes narrow. Blood pressure increases because blood is flowing through a narrower opening in the artery. Pressure may rupture the plaque causing a blood clot that blocks the artery or that breaks off, circulates in the bloodstream.

Embolism – the blockage of an artery by a clump of material traveling in the bloodstream.

If the blockage is in an artery in the brain, a person could have a stroke. If the blockage is in an artery in the heart, a heart attack could occur. A blockage in the lung is called a pulmonary embolism.

Cardiovascular Disease

First Step: Limit fat and cholesterol intake Second Step: Increase Your intake of foods and beverages containing

antioxidants Third Step: Limit your intake of sodium. Fourth Step: Include flaw, soy, canola, olive. And fish oils in your diet.

Cholestorerol – a fat-like substance made by the body and found in some foods.

Atherosclerosis- build up of plaque on artery walls. The diameter of the artery becomes narrow

Embolism- blockage of an artery by a clump of material traveling in

the bloodstream

Plaque – is made up of the cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste product and other substances

Symptoms of CVD

Chest Pain Sudden numbness of the face/arms Shortness of breath Weakness or coldness in legs/arms Slow heartbeat Dizziness/Fainting Cardiovascular disease is not one condition rather it

is a name used to describe conditions and diseases. There are more than sixty types of cardiovascular

diseases. Some cardiovascular diseases developed at birth or

over years.

Statistics

Estimates for the year 2006 are that 81,100,000 people in the united states have one or more types of cardiovascular disease.

Work Cited

http://heart-disease.emedtv.com/cardiovascular-disease/symptoms-of-cardiovascular-disease.html

Heit,Phillip.et.al, Health &wellness. New York:McGraw Hill Company, 2008.print.