Nutrition and Diet in the CV System
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/8
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai | Chat |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
9 Terms
Benefits of the DASH diet
Can lower systolic BP by 6–11 mmHg and reduces LDL
Contents of the DASH diet
High fruits/vegetables, lean meats, low‑fat dairy, high fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium
Mechanism of plant‑forward eating in diabetes
Improves insulin sensitivity, increases fiber intake, reduces processed foods, lowers post‑prandial glucose ("Increase fiber… decrease processed meats… decrease added sugars").
Garlic effect on cholestrol and BP
can lower cholestrol (by inhibiting hepatic cholestrol synthesis and reducing cholestrol absorption, and enhance LDL uptake). Also can lower BP by vasodilation
Genetic‑risk diabetes prevention evidence
Healthy eating interventions reduce diabetes incidence even in high‑genetic‑risk individuals
Mediterranean diet core components
Daily whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil
Trans fats definition
Artificially hydrogenated oils that increase LDL and cardiovascular risk
Impact of trans fats on health
Increase LDL, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease risk
Cinnamon mechanism in diabetes + HLD
Insulin‑mimetic signaling, GLUT4 translocation, decreased PEPCK, reduced intestinal glucose absorption;Decreases cholesterol and fatty acid absorption via NPC1L1 and CD36 inhibition
