BPS 1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Coronary Circulation, Saturated Fat, Chemotherapy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1501
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Heart pumps 2. 6 billion times during your life: 5 to 6 litres each minute, 100,000 km of blood vessels alcohol lack of exercise. Smoking kills by poisoning the heart salt saturated fat. Infection: hemoglobin carries o2 in the blood, co sticks to hemoglobin better than o2, lack of o2 damages the heart and blood vessels. Obesity kills by overworking the heart, the heart is limited to how big it can get, u increase the volume of blood that needs to be pushed around and the heart just cant take it eventually. Diet high in fruits and vegetables is beneficial. Variety in the diet is important, maximizes the chances of having the nutrients u need and minimizes the chances of consuming too much stuff that"s bad for u. Average north american eats almost double what is necessary. Stress dramatically increases your risk, main stress is usually from work. Exercise protects your heart, strengthen the heart muscle.