Question

Allan is a 55-year-old man. He used to play football in high school and be fairly active as a younger man, but now his physique is best described as husky at 6 feet tall and 215 pounds. He has worked as a real estate salesman for many years despite the fact that he's not especially social, so he experiences a fair bit of job stress and insecurity. Allan had a relatively minor heart attack (from coronary atherosclerosis) that weakened him a little and scared him a lot. Since then, Allan has wanted to make dietary changes and become more active, but old habits are hard to break and he is very nervous about triggering another heart attack with too much exercise. He takes medication for high cholesterol and hypertension, and has recently quit smoking. How can Allan safely improve his health and reduce his risk of another heart attack? 1. Allan is much more aware of his mortality since his heart attack and is learning how diet and diseases are often related. What are the top two causes of death in the United States that are related to dietary factors? a. chronic lung diseases and strokes b. heart disease and diabetes cheart disease and Alzheimer's d. heart disease and cancers e heart disease and infections 2. To reduce his risk of another heart attack from a clogged coronary artery (atherosclerosis), what should Allan avoid in his diet? a trans fat b. dark-colored berries • Csoluble fiber d. occasional red wine e. omega-3 fatty acids 3. Allan is trying to significantly reduce his risk of another heart attack. Which risk factors for heart disease are non-modifiable? a diabetes, obesity, and genetics b. age, genetics, and male gender high LDL, low HDL, and hypertension dage, weight, and female gender low LDL, High HDL, and hypotension 218 PM

Answer 1

QUESTION: 1

ANSWER: D) HEART DISEASE AND CANCER

• Dietary factors contribute the significant deaths in the United States.
• The foremost reason for death due to the dietary factors are Heart disease and cancer.
• Due to the sedentary lifestyle and eating of unhealthy food and not providing attention to the dietary factors are the major reason for developing heart diseases.
• Environmental factors, vulnerability to the radiation and genetic factors may also trigger cancer.

QUESTION: 2

ANSWER; A) TRANS FAT

• Raised consumption of trans fat increases the low-density lipoprotein level(LDL) and lowers the level of High-density lipoprotein.
• Raised level of low-density lipoprotein enhances the chance of acquiring coronary artery disease.
• Reduced level of lipoprotein increases the chance of acquiring coronary artery disease.
• Omega-3-fatty acids diminish the chance of coronary artery disease.
• Enhanced consumption of omega-3-fatty acids will serve to prevent coronary artery disease.

QUESTION: 3

ANSWER: B) AGE, GENETICS, MALE GENDER

• The modifiable risk factors for heart disease such as diabetes, obesity, high LDL, low HDL values, weight and blood pressure values.
• The conventional consumption of food and exercise will serve to manage obesity and diabetes. Dietary factors represent a significant role in the treatment of diabetes.
• The non-modifiable risk factors such as age, genetics and gender. These we cannot able to change.

QUESTION: 4

ANSWER: C) High LDL, Low HDL, High Triglycerides

• Low-density lipoprotein is accountable for developing heart disease. So it should be at a moderate level. If the level is raised client becoming a high chance of obtaining coronary artery disease.
• High-density lipoprotein is good cholesterol which accommodates to anticipate from the heart disease. The level of HDL should be regularly high it should not under the 50mg/dl.
• The value of LDL should always less than 1000mg/dl.
• The triglycerides level should also be less than 150mg/dl. If the value is more than 150mg/dl the client is at the uncertainty of advancing coronary artery disease.

QUESTION: 5

ANSWER: A) lower than 140/90 mmHg

• The systolic blood pressure should be in the range of 120 to 130 mmHg and diastolic value should be in the range of 70 to 90 for a normal individual.
• The ideal resting blood pressure is lower than 140/90 mmHg because it shows the impact of the medication.
• The other blood pressure value is not the ideal resting values.

QUESTION: 6

ANSWER: D)

• The DASH diet (Dietary allowance to stop hypertension) is an eating plan which is rich in all necessary nutrients and carries a low sodium level.
• This diet will help to reduce the blood pressure and the client with atherosclerosis.

QUESTION: 7

ANSWER: B) Eat more vegetables

• Consumption of more vegetables is the best dietary choice for cancer.
• Vegetables contain more carotenoids it helps to prevent certain types of cancer.