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Heart Disease

Heart Disease. Ms. Hoffman. What is Heart Disease?. Conditions affecting the heart Coronary heart disease Heart attack Congestive heart failure Leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. How It Can Occur. Physical Inactivity Smoking Obesity Heredity Age.

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Heart Disease

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  1. Heart Disease Ms. Hoffman

  2. What is Heart Disease? • Conditions affecting the heart • Coronary heart disease • Heart attack • Congestive heart failure • Leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S

  3. How It Can Occur • Physical Inactivity • Smoking • Obesity • Heredity • Age

  4. Symptoms of Heart Disease • Nausea • Weakness • Shortness of Breath • Irregular Heart Beats • Anxiety • Pressure on your chest

  5. Ways To Test For Heart Disease • Stress Test • Echocardiogram- sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. Records the motion of the heart. • CT Scans • Blood Test • X-Rays • Testing Blood Pressure

  6. Prevention of Heart Disease • Regular Exercise: 20-30 minutes of physical activity 3-4 times a week • Healthy diet- nutrients, vegetables, fruits, grains • No smoking or tobacco use • Maintaining a healthy weight • Getting Regular screenings

  7. BMI • What’s Your BMI? • 1) Convert your height into inches (5 feet x 12 inches) + 10 = 70 inches • 2) Now square your height in inches: 70 x 70= 4900 • 3) Divide weight by the squared height: 160/4900 =.0326 • Multiply by the correcting factor of 703 since you’re not using metric. • .0326 x 703 =22.9 BMI

  8. Ms. Hoffman’s BMI • Weight: 135 lbs • Height: 5’5 =65 inches • Square my height: 65 x 65= 4225 • Divide weight by the squared height- • 135 divided by 4225= .0319 • Take .0319 x 703= • BMI= 22.2

  9. Five Different Ways to decrease BMI • Five Healthy things you do everyday • Five Ways to improve your diet • Five things that aren’t healthy in your diet

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