High Blood Pressure and Heart Diseases

Question 1

Name 3 ways that can lead to heart diseases

Answer 1

> Smoking
Eating too much saturated fat
Eating too much salt

Question 2

What does Cigarette smoke have that leads to heart disease?

Answer 2

It has nicotine and carbon monoxide which can cause heart diseases

Question 3

How does Nicotine lead to heart diseases?

Answer 3

> It increases your heart rate

> this increases your blood pressure, which can cause heart diseases

Question 4

How does carbon monoxide lead to heart diseases?

Answer 4

> Carbon monoxide makes your blood carry less oxygen
To make up for this your heart rate increases
This increases your blood pressure, which can cause heart diseases

Question 5

How does eating too much saturated fat lead to heart disease?

Answer 5

> Eating too much saturated fat increases the amount of cholesterol in your blood
Cholesterol builds up in blood vessels called arteries. it forms plaques (lumps) which block blood flow, which can lead to heart disease

Question 6

How does eating too much salt lead to heart diseases?

Answer 6

> eating too much salt can cause high blood pressure which damages the arteries
This causes plaques to build up which can lead to heart diseases