Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305628007
Author: Judith E. Brown
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 13RQ
Summary Introduction

To determine: What can Person R do to reduce the deveopment of cardiovascular disease.

Introduction: The diseases that involve blood vessels or heart are known as cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases occur because of the damage caused to the heart functioning or heart vessels. The disease that causes narrowing of arteries due to the buildup of plaque is called atherosclerosis. It is also known as hardening of arteries or arteriosclerosis. It is not a single disease entity rather a pathologic process that affects the vascular systems throughout the body.

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