Police Foundations LAW120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dash Diet, Triglyceride, Low-Density Lipoprotein

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High blood pressure is a risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for heart disease: explain what high blood pressure is and the two measures (systolic & diastolic). List the numbers for normal bp, for high bp and numbers for diabetics. High blood pressure is when the blood pressure in your arteries is elevated and your heart is working harder than normal to pump the blood through the blood vessels. The systolic is the top number that measures the pressure of the force when your heart contracts and pushes out the blood. The diastolic in the bottom number that measurea when your heart relaxes between beats. High risk- 140+/90: click on the dash diet link on the right of the page. The food they recommend is vegetables, fruits and low-fat dairy products. e)list the suggestions to eat less salt. It was shown in a study that people who had dash diets had lowered their blood pressure.

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