1. Discuss the Guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High blood Cholesterol ----Adult treatment Panel (ATP III) for fat (total & saturated fat) intake and compare fat intake (based on the
3-day averages) to these recommendations.
1) Thousands of people in the United States died from coronary artery disease (CAD). And many people today live with complications from the disease. It is the goal of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) to reduce the morality and the severity of the disease. Thus, NCEP has released guidelines to the health profession and the public. These guidelines include aggressive measurements to combat the health problem and reduce the devastating effects on people lives. The guidelines primary objective focuses on strategies and therapy treatment which lowers cholesterol level in the blood, particularly the low-density lipoprotein, LDLs. Review of the literature, controlled clinical trials, and epidemiological studies provide strong evident that elevated LDL or “bad fat” is a major contributor to coronary artery disease. This paper will discuss NCEP guidelines relate to my patient, her level of activity, estimate calories for her ideal body, review atypical findings with rationale weight the three day nutrition assessment for fat.
Cholesterol is a white, odorless waxy substance with a molecular weight of 386.6561 g/mol. Cholesterol performs many vital functions to survive and maintenance of the human body. It is in cell membranes, participates in the production of steroid hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortical, and aldosterone), used to manufacture Vitamin D, and bile that is used to emulsify fat su...
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...tes) physical exercise; eating a low-calorie (1400-1500 kcal/day), low fat (20%-25% of total calories) diet; and monitoring daily food intake (e.g., food diary, portion size) and weight. Those are guidelines that will be used in planning a new and improved diet. And they are echoed in the new Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines as well.
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This patient has been seen every 6 months for a focused physical examination with a total cholesterol, liver function panel and a FPG to evaluate his diabetes status and cholesterol management program. He has attended nutrition counseling in the past and has complied with lifestyle modifications including diet and exercise resulting in a weight loss of eight pounds over the past year. Over the pasts twelve months, this patient’s total cholesterol levels have significantly improved from 280 mg/dL to 190 mg/dL. This is the second time h...
CAD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the worldwide. The prevalence of biological and metabolic risk factors were also found to be high in development of coronary artery disease. Patients with hypercholesterolemia are at increased risk to experience cardiovascular events and to die from vascular disease [2]. .Statins, among the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide, are cholesterol let downing agents used to manage cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases and to treat hypercholesterolemia. Statin’s therapy ...
...ng, eating habit, walking and exercising. This program allowed the researcher to teach weight management lesson and skills week. All topics support the messages given in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and My Pyramid.
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Six moths ago I scheduled a physical and blood work, a month later I was diagnosed with high cholesterol. My total cholesterol levels were at 250, with and LDL of 150, which puts me at a higher risk of cardiovascular illness. I was given the option of changing my eating habits with a combination of exercise to manage and lower my cholesterol levels, thus avoiding the need for medication. The dr. was very supportive, he had many helpful suggestions and showed me several ways in which I could lower my cholesterol by making simple food choices. After a long discussion I decided this was the way to go, I hate taking medication. When I reviewed the analysis report and saw that my cholesterol continues to be above the recommended range I let out a huge sigh, it took a few seconds to compose myself before I continued to look over it. This whole time I thought I had maintained my cholesterol under control, the analysis report proved that I was wrong. It is important that I make changes on how I eat. High cholesterol is indicative of cardiovascular illnesses that possibly result in serious chronic diseases. Diseases that are linked to high cholesterol are Coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. The main risk from cholesterol is heart attacks. If the cholesterol remains high, it can build up overtime in the walls of the arteries forming a build up known as plaque. This plaque will cause the arteries
Susanne’s original customized food pyramid was generated for a goal to lose weight. Her target calories per day are
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Ever since the turn of the twenty first century, the urge to keep a trim, slim figure has become increasingly desired. Pressure from beauty campaigns and other societal influences have drawn a picture of what it means to be beautiful; The picture is a thin, flawless girl sporting a yellow polka dot bikini whose diet consists of strictly salad. As a result, tons of insane, unrealistic dieting plans have emerged, most of which are just fancy and expensive ways of starving yourself. While most of these are highly unethical, a couple have persevered to be quite successful, not only with keeping the number on your scale down, but also with keeping down the numbers of your cholesterol and blood pressure. The Mediterranean Diet, Pescetarianism, and
Although many individuals are uncertain about the increasing statistics associated with obesity, more than seventy percent of men and virtually sixty-two percent of women within the United States adult population are overweight or obese (Wilmore, Costill, & Kenney). Obesity refers to the condition of having an excessive amount of body fat. If an individual’s amount of body fat becomes too excessive, he/she is at a much greater risk of developing life-altering diseases such as heart failure, hypertension, type II diabetes, cancer, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, etc. (Wilmore, et al., 2008).
My DRI of cholesterol was maxed at 300mg and my intake was 267mg. Still relatively high so could start consuming Oatmeal for breakfast in which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol. Also, I...
There are many more lipids than I have mentioned in my research paper, there are over a 100 know lipids. Lipids are very important for our body and cells and they carry out many function. They provide nutrients for our body. Lipids are a category of nutrients. Lipids consist of fats, oils, and waxes and are very important for are body’s health. Lipids are important for the human body because they are for storing energy, they’re good at storing energy because they can concentrate a group of calories in a smaller area. Lipids are also used to make soaps, detergents and waxes. These are things that we use in every day life.