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Lecture Presentation Outline I. Diet and Heart Disease 200 years ago people who died of heart attacks had fatty streaks and deposits in arteries Now diets high in saturated fat and trans fat are major risk factor for heart disease Other risk factors can also be modified (except genetic tendencies and age) Heart disease now highly preventable Instructor Resources: Unit 19 Nutrition Scoreboard transparency master; Unit 19 PowerPoint presentation on Multimedia Manager A. Declining Heart Disease 1. Cholesterol levels falling a. 240 mgm in ‘70s to 203 mgm today 2. Rate of heart disease declining 3. 50% drop in deaths from heart disease related to: a. Declines in blood cholesterol levels b. Reduced rates of smoking c. Improved blood pressure control d. Advances in medical care 4. Rising obesity slowing improvements in CVD B. Heart Disease Instructor Resources: transparency #11: Top 10 Causes of Death in the U.S. (2001) 1. Heart disease accounts for one out of every four deaths 2. It strikes as many women as men, but women on average die 10 years later 3. African Americans are more likely to die from it than are Caucasian Americans II. What Is Heart Disease? A. Coronary heart disease covers several disorders from inadequate blood circulation to the heart 1. Always due to narrowing of arteries leading to heart 2. Arteries become narrow due to a buildup of plaque 3. This is atherosclerosis, or “hardening of the arteries” B. Heart disease develops silently over decades C. Arteries narrowed by 50%, produces pain called angina D. Extensive blockage lets blood clot cut off blood to heart; that is a heart attack E. Heart disease primarily affects individuals over age of 55; it is a progressive disease that begins in childhood 1. Plaque builds up in arteries in legs, neck, brain, and others 2. If blood supply to legs is reduced, pain and muscle cramps result after brief exercise 3. Plaque build-up in arteries of the brain contribute to stroke when the blood supply