Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Obesity and related conditions
- Cancer
- CHD
- Result of fatty deposits
in coronary arteries
(atherosclerosis)
- Risk factors
- Salt - increases water
potential = more water in
blood= higher pressure
(hypertension) =damage
to artery lining
- Fats
- Satd fats (generally
animal fats)
- Cholesterol
- Too much in blood= harmful, linked to
50% of CHD deaths
- Lipoproteins
- Low density - liver--> deposit in tissue.
More satd fats= more LDL= more deposits
in arterioles
- High density- Tissues-->liver used in
metabolic processes e.g. to make bile
REDUCES cholesterol in blood
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gallstones
- Osteoarthritis
- Hypertension