Question 1

how does malnutrition lead to coronary heart disease?

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Nutrition heart: Well in the most broadest sense of the word malnutrition, coronary artery disease can be caused in part by inappropriate intake of high cholesterol food.

Question 2

what can lead to coronary heart disease?

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Lots of things: Among the more preventable causes of heart disease are smoking, being overweight, type 2 diabetes, poor exercise and eating habits, high cholesterol and excessive alcohol intake. If you have a family history of heart disease then you need to be especially careful to manage these risk factors. The american heart association has some great resources at www.Heart.Org.

Question 3

how could hdl and ldl lead to coronary heart disease?

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HDL good, LDL bad: Hdl and LDL refer to high (or low) density lipoproteins. These are part of how the body transports fats and cholesterol in our blood. Hdl carries cholesterol to the liver to be broken down while LDL deposits cholesterol in the walls of your blood vessels, causing coronary artery disease and a host of other problems. The goal is to raise HDL and lower LDL for optimal heart health.

Question 4

what can cause coronary heart disease?

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Unhappy hearts: Caused by bad cholesterol and inflammation. Both can clog the pipes to your heart. How to keep your heart (and elsewhere) happy: eat well (whole grains, fruits and veggies). Get moving 30-60 minutes every day. Don't smoke. Make friends. Smile.

Question 5

how can you cure coronary heart disease?

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You can't: Curing coronary heart disease implies that the diagnosis has already been made.  Once you have coronary disease, there is no cure.  However, you can reduce the risk of complications by eating a healthy diet, exercising, controlling blood pressure, stopping smoking, losing weight, and lowering cholesterol.

Question 6

why does coronary heart disease occur in the body?

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CAD: Classical risk factors for atherosclerotic disease:
1. Genetics (chose your parents wisely!)
2. High blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol/triglycerides
3. Smoking, obesity, no exercise, high fat diet
4. Poor dental health
take care of yourself :-).

Question 7

how does coronary heart disease develop in a person?

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Many things: Many things contribute; some modifiable, others not. Things you can't change include family history, gender, genetics (although you can test for the latter). Things you can change or at least affect: smoking (stop!), exercise, diet, cholesterol & other biomarkers, diabetes/prediabetes/insulin resistance, blood pressure, inflammation. These things damage vessel walls & lead to plaque formation/chd.

Question 8

what are common factors that cause coronary heart disease?

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5 factors: The 5 major risk factors for coronary artery disease are cigarettes, family history, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, and diabetes mellitus.  The greater number of risk factors, the greater the risk of coronary disease.  The absence of risk factors, however, does not completely protect you from coronary artery disease.

Question 9

what can someone eat if he or she had coronary heart disease?

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Anything... but...: You can eat anything, but in reality your best bet is to switch to a more healthful diet which is what i call "flexeterian" -- mostly plant based products (vegetables and fruits and only 100% whole grains) and avoidance of most animal products, dairy, etc. When you do eat meat, limit yourself to small portions of poultry or fish that is steamed or grilled.

Question 10

what risk factors are associated with coronary heart disease?

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Atherosclerosis: Depends on one's personal risks
smoking, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipemia, diabetes
, family history.
Simply, one blocks the feeding artery to part of the heart muscle and low flow, or no flow causes ischemia which cause death of the heart cells, which is a heart attack! 
myocardial infarction is the medical term.Ekg and lab tests show the damage.

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