HLTH 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Trans Fat, Hyperglycemia, Adipose Tissue
20 Apr 2018
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Obesity increased risk of hypertension, t2dm, cvds, some cancers. Elevated bp: at rest: systolic 140 mmhg or greater, or diastolic 90mmhg or greater, different cut-offs for those with specific conditions k(cid:374)ow(cid:374) as a (cid:862)sile(cid:374)t killer(cid:863) as there are typically (cid:374)o sy(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s. Untreated: damage to arteries, decreased blood flow to organs, heart attack, stroke, heart failure, dementia, renal failure, blindness. Note: blood pressure force of blood against your body vessels as it circulates through your body. Systolic: the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats (top number) Diastolic: the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart is a rest between beats (bottom number) Due to age, diet, lack of exercise, smoking, stress, obesity, genetics: secondary. Result of pre-existing conditions (renal disease, other cvd, endocrine disorders, etc. ) Ul=2300mg: we aware of label literacy, canadian sodium restriction strategy (2007, reduce sodium levels in processed and restaurant foods.
