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Food Studies - Health Problems (Coronary Heart Disease (What is it?…
Food Studies - Health Problems
Coronary Heart Disease
What is it?
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a condition whereby the arteries (mainly the coronary artery) are occluded by fatty deposits.
This causes decreased blood flow to the heart, which can eventually lead to death of part of the heart, otherwise known as a heart attack.
How is it treated?
Lifestyle changes
Medication
Procedures/surgery
Cardiac rehabilitation
What causes it?
Relevant to subject
Poor diet
Lack of exercise
Diabetes
Hypertension
High Cholesterol
Type 2 Diabetes
What is it?
A condition that causes blood sugars to become too high
Lifelong condition that may affect your every day life
Condition where insulin doesn't work as well to control sugars
How is it treated?
Adjusting diet and amount of exercise is used alongside medication commonly
Insulin injections are used as an immediate reliever when blood sugars get too high
What causes it?
Relevant to subject
Obesity is the most common cause
The condition can be hereditary
Lack of exercise
Unhealthy meals/excess sugar consumption
Hypertension
What is it?
Otherwise known as
high blood pressure
A condition whereby the
pressure of blood inside an artery is consistently elevated
Hypertension does not usually cause symptoms.
What causes it?
Relevant to subject
Lack of exercise
Excess salt in your food
Being overweight or obese
Consuming a lot of alcohol
How can it be treated?
High blood pressure is treated as a first resort by
encouragement to change your lifestyle
. Healthier food options and more exercise can help to improve this.
It is
treated next by medication
. Beta blockers and anti-hypertensives are usually used.
Cholesterol
What is it?
A fatty substance known as a lipid
Made by the liver and found in some foods
Essential for bodily function (essential lipoprotein)
What causes it?
Relevant to subject
An unhealthy diet
Smoking (chemical found in cigarettes)
Having diabetes
Having hypertension
Family history of stroke or heart disease
How is it treated?
Statin medication
Cholesterol lowering medication
Aspirin
Omega 3 fatty acids