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BMI

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body mass index

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LDLs

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low density lipoproteins

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HDLs

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high density lipoproteins

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CVD

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cardiovascular disease

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Energy dense

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foods high in energy and low in nutrients

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Nutrient dense foods

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foods high in nutrients

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Adipose tissue

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fats stored around the body

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Describe positive energy balance

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more energy taken in than used

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Describe negative energy balance

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more energy used than taken in

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HTN

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hypertension

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Describe hypertension

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When blood is being pumped through the arteries at increased pressure

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Describe atherosclerosis

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The build up of plaque on blood vessel walls causing the arteries to harden/stiffen making it harder for blood to get through.

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saturated fats

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energy dense fats

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BGL

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Blood glucose levels

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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Hyperglycaemia

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abnormal condition of high blood sugar levels

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Hypoglycaemia

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abnormal condition of low blood sugar leveks

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CAD

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Coronary heart disease (ischemic heart disease) - when blood vessels feeding the heart oxygen are damaged or blocked.

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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CKD

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Chronic kidney failure

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Overweight

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BMI of 25 - 29.9

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Obese

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BMI 30+

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What is gestational diabetes

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diabetes when pregnant

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Describe Impaired glucose regulation

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Also known as insulin resistance, this occurs when the cells become resistant to the action of insulin, preventing glucose from being absorbed by the cells therefore they remain in the bloodstream leading to high BGL.

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What is insulin?
hormone responsible for regulation of blood glucose
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What is the role of the pancreas?
the organ responsible for insulin production
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What does the term satiety mean?
feeling full
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What is arrythmia?
irregular heart rate
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What is tachycardia?
condition of abnormally fast heart rate
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What is bradycardia
condition of abnormally slow heart rate
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What is the abbreviation for body mass index?
BMI
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What is the abbreviation for low density lipoproteins?
LDLs
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What is the abbreviation for high density lipoproteins?
HDLs
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What is the abbreviation for cardiovascular disease?
CVD
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What are foods high in energy and low in nutrients called?
Energy dense
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What are foods high in nutrients called?
Nutrient dense foods
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What are fats stored around the body as?
Adipose tissue
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What is the term that describes more energy taken in than used
positive energy balance
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What is the term used to descrine more energy used than taken in
negative energy balance
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What is the abbreviation for hypertension?
HTN
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When blood is being pumped through the arteries at increased pressure it is called?
hypertension
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The build up of plaque on blood vessel walls causing the arteries to harden/stiffen making it harder for blood to get through is called?
atherosclerosis
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What is the abbreviation for Blood glucose levels?
BGL
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What is the abbreviation for cerebrovascular accident?
CVA
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What is the term for a condition of abnormally high blood sugar levels
Hyperglycaemia
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What is the term used to desrcibe a condition of abnormally low blood sugar leveks
Hypoglycaemia
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What is the abbreviation for Coronary heart disease (ischemic heart disease)
CAD
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What is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction
MI
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What is the abbreviation for Chronic kidney failure
CKD
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What would a BMI of 25 - 29.9 be considered?
Overweight
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What would a of BMI 30+ be caslled?
Obese
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What is called if you suffer diabetes when pregnant
gestational diabetes
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What hormone responsible for regulation of blood glucose?
insulin
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What is the the organ responsible for insulin production called?
pancreas
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What is the medical term for "feeling full"
satiety
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What is the term for abnormal condition of irregular heart rate
arrythmia
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What is the term for condition of abnormally fast heart rate
tachycardia
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What is the term for condition of abnormally slow heart rate
bradycardia

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