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What is a chronic disease?

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A long-term illness that often gets progressively worse

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What is angiogenesis

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Growth of new blood vessles to tumors

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Why is high-density Lipoprotein good?

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Removes cholesterol from artery walls and tissues to the liver

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What is atherosclerosis

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The buildup of fats/cholesterol on the artery walls

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for a substance to be a vitamin it must be

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Essential for growth and not synthesizable by the body

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What is an anti-oxidant?

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Substance that protects against the breakdown of cells by free radicals

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What is a free radical?

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A chemically unstable compound that can damage cells

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What is a mineral?

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Compounds needed for regulation, growth, and maintenance of functions

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5 characteristics of the Ottawa charter

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Developing Personality Skills DPS, Reorienting Health Services RHS, Strengthen Community Action SCA, Creating Supportive Enviroments CSE, and Building healthy Public Policy BHPP

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