Unit 3 Chapter 20 Nutrition for Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders
Check Your Knowledge
TRUE FALSE
[ ] [ ] 1. The only diet modifications know to improve blood pressure are lowering sodium intake and losing weight, if overweight.
[ ] [ ] 2. The majority of sodium in the typical American diet comes from salt added during cooking and at the table.
[ ] [ ] 3. The major emphasis of the DASH diet is to reduce total fat and saturated fat intake.
[ ] [ ] 4. High triglyceride levels are a component of metabolic syndrome (MetS) but are not considered to directly atherogenic. Rather, they are considered a biomarker of cardiovascular disease.
[ ] [ ] 5. A traditional Mediterranean diet is a low-fat diet.
[ ] [ ] 6. Food with components that provide cardiometabolic benefits include dairy products and nuts.
[ ] [ ] 7. People who do not like whole grains can reap the same cardiometabolic benefits from adding supplemental fiber or bran to their diets
[ ] [ ] 8. Alcohol has both positive and negative effects on heart health.
[ ] [ ] 9. Only people with blood pressure greater than 120/80 mmHg. need to lower their sodium intake.
[ ] [ ] 10. A low-sodium diet for heart failure is based on expert consensus , not randomized study evidence.