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Diets high in sodium lead to hypertension, or high blood pressure, which is also linked with the malady. Thus, a decrease in the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol for all people, as well as limiting the amounts of total fat, processed sugars, and calories for those who are overweight, is recommended for preventing the disease (Stamler 1982, p. 95). Obesity, a result of a poor diet and lack of exercise, is a risk factor for heart disease, and a combination of diet improvement and an exercise schedule is recommended for the treatment of obesity and prevention of heart disease ("Diet and Heart Disease" 2007). Dietary change has also been prescribed in the treatment of heart disease. For example, Pereira et al. found that a low-glycemic diet was effective in treating and preventing heart disease as well as obesity (2004). Similarly, eating an abundance of fruits and vegetables, and avoiding meat and other foods that are high in fat, is recommended for a healthy heart ("How to use diet to treat heart disease" nd). Thus, heart disease is a sickness that is critically linked with diet and other diet-related conditions such as obesity and hypertension. Studies have suggested that a heart healthy diet, or a diet low in fat and salt, is important in both the prevention...
(2006). Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -- 2006 Update.
Circulation 113, p.85-151.
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Web Site: http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Diet_and_Heart_Disease
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Heart Disease. (nd). Retrieved September 6, 2008, from the Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information.
Web Site: http://www.4woman.gov/faq/heartdis.htm#b
How to Use Diet to Treat Health Disease. (nd). Retrieved September 6, 2008, from eHow.com
Web Site: http://www.ehow.com/how_2048176_use-diet-treat-heart-disease.html
Pereira, Mark a., Swain, Janis, Goldfine, Allison B., Rifai, Nader & Ludwig, David S.
2004). Effects of a Low-Glycemic Load Diet on Resting Energy Expenditure and Heart Disease Factors During Weight Loss. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 292 (20). Retrieved September 6, 2008 from, http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/292/20/2482
References
American Heart Association. (2006). Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -- 2006 Update.
Circulation 113, p.85-151.
Diet and Heart Disease. (2007). Retrieved September 6, 2008, from the Australian
Government Health Institute.
Web Site: http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Diet_and_Heart_Disease
Web Site: http://www.4woman.gov/faq/heartdis.htm#b
Web Site: http://www.ehow.com/how_2048176_use-diet-treat-heart-disease.html
2004). Effects of a Low-Glycemic Load Diet on Resting Energy Expenditure and Heart Disease Factors During Weight Loss. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 292 (20). Retrieved September 6, 2008 from, http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/292/20/2482
Heart Disease and the Elderly The objective of this work in writing is to examine how heart disease takes a toll elderly. Toward this end, this work will conduct a review of literature that examines the toll that heart disease takes on the elderly population. Approximately 18 million people or 7% of all individuals in the United States have heart disease. Heart disease affects older people more significantly as the elderly are
For example, some prescription drugs have been shown to increase risk for heart disease (Fries, nd). In particular, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are commonly prescribed for relieving the pain associated with arthritis, have been shown to cause heart-related side effects (Fries, nd). Unfortunately, patients who suffer from chronic pain sometimes need to choose between increasing their risk for heart disease and coping with severe chronic pain. Interestingly, though,
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Macabasco-O'Connell et.al say that the stress levels for women in this group is oftentimes higher than non-minority women in higher socioeconomic groups. The high amount of stress that these women experience is usually accompanied with depression and studies have shown that depression can also lead to a greater risk of heart disease (2, 3). Because many women from lower socio-economic statuses are uninsured or underinsured, they run the risk
These defects or conditions are categorized according to the problems, which develop. One problem is when too much blood passes through the lungs. Another is when too little passes through the lungs. A third is when too little blood circulates in the body. And a fourth is a combination of several heart defects, presenting as a complex problem. Pediatric cardiologists are the specialists treating babies with congenital heart problems