PSYC 357 Chapter : ch 5 health and prevention Textbook notes and definition

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 357
• Professor: Wendy Loken Thornton

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Fat and other substances accumulate within arteries at abnormally high rate and substantially reduce width of arteries limit circulation of blood. Blood flows out of heart at increasingly slower rate = cause blood returning to heart through veins to back up = eventually tissues become congested with fluid. Unable to exert selves without become exhausted and short of. May experience build up in lungs + kidney problems (edema) Clinical condition involving high levels of abdominal obesity, abnormal levels of blood cholesterol, hypertension, insulin resistance, high triglycerides, high levels of c-reactive proteins in blood, presence of coronary plaques. Cluster of symptoms associated with cardiovascular disease. Consumption of meals that include minimally processed fruits, Possess 3 factors = risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, olive oil, low amounts of red meat and dairy foods, * low moderate amount of wine. Associated with diminished risk of metabolic syndrome + cardiovascular disease.