What is Coronary heart disease ?

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What is Coronary heart disease ?

• By Candice Bunting

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What is Coronary heart disease

• It happens when the arteries surround the heart
  become narrowed and hardened.
• This restricts the amount of blood and oxygen
  which gets to the heart.

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So what causes Heart Disease

• Eating too much animal fats
• Too little exercise
• Smoking and drinking too much
• Stress
• A family history of the disease
• Too much salt in the diet

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So what can we do to prevent Coronary Heart
Disease

• Keep Active
• Stop Smoking
• Keep a healthy weight
• Eat a healthy diet

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Stop Smoking

• If you are under fifty and a smoker, you are five
  times more likely to die of CHD.
• Smoking makes your heart beat faster.

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Take Moderate Exercise

• Regular exercise is great for your heart.
• During exercise we produce hormones which relieve
  stress and tension.

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Reduce fat cholesterol

• Fat provides the bodys most concentrated source
  of energy.
• But we should try and eat fats and oils produced
  from vegetable sources

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Modify your diet

• Reduce fat and salt
• Eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day.
• Grill instead of frying food
• Eat fish at least twice a week especially oily
  fish such as Tuna, salmon mackerel
• Drink alcohol in moderation

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Alleviate Stress

• Stress puts an additional strain on the heart.
• It triggers the release of adrenaline which in
  turn increases the speed the heart pumps .

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Sources of information

• Tesco Leaflet Get smart with your heart
• CHS leaflet Nutrients needed for healthy heart.
• WWW.BHF.ORG.UK
• CHS leaflet healthy heart guide