Human Nutrition Exam 5

Human Nutriti on Exam

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True or False: Diet can affect your risk of developing a chronic disease.
True
The primary cause of mortality in american women is what?
Cardiovascular disease.
Diet related risk factors for disease development include what? ( two things)
High fat diet and low fruit and vegetable intake.
Infectious disease are what? (two things)
Caused by bacteria, visuses, or parasites and are transmitted between people.
The number one risk factor for CVD is what?
Obesity.
The U.S. city that currently bans trans fats in restaurants foods is what?
New York city
The current state banning toys with fast food meals is what?
California.
Examples of prmiary prevention include what? (3 things)
Vaccinations, healthful diet, moderate exercise
Examples of secondary prevention include what? (two things)
Eliminating tobacco use and healthful diet.
Examples of tertiary prevention include what? (3 things)
Physical therapy, cardiac rehab, healthful diet,
When an occlusion occurs in a blood vessel of the heart, what will happen? (3 things)
Pain will occur, blood will no longer feed the heart, and death to a part of the heart will occur.
Constituents in food may be what? (3 things)
Cancer causing, cancer promoting, and protective against cancer
Homocysteine is what? (2 things)
An amino acid and elevated when the diet lacks fruits and vegetables
Risk factors for hypoertension include what? (4 things)
Obesity, glucose intolerance, race, and stress
Resting blood pressure should be below what?
120 over 80