COMM 2381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Coronary Artery Disease, Low-Density Lipoprotein, Aids

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Lecture presentation outline: nutrition and infectious diseases. Personal strategies to prevent infectious disease are important. Inflammation occurs in response to infection or injury: acute inflammation is beneficial because it fights off infection or injury, removes damaged tissue, heals wounds, and promotes recovery, chronic inflammation results in tissue damage. Four of the top ten causes of death are related to diet. There are also genetic and lifestyle risk factors that are important and related to chronic disease. Many of the nutritional factors in the treatment of chronic disease are interrelated. Atherosclerotic plaques can raise blood pressure, cause abnormal blood clotting, and cause heart attacks and strokes. There are many recommendations for prevention and treatment including dietary interventions, quitting smoking, and engaging in regular physical activity. The most common form of cvd is coronary heart disease (chd), which develops due to atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries: how atherosclerosis develops, atheromatous plaque builds on artery walls and leads to inflammation.

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