how convincing is the scientific evidence that nuts decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease or the risk of death from cardiovascular disease?
Definition of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke. The slide below illustrates the definition of CVD, which effects various parts of the body, by blocking blood vessels due to the development of atherosclerosis (described below). When these blockages take both the heart and the brain. Risk factors of CVD. Atherosclerosis: Most CVD has its origin in the development of atherosclerosis, shown left. A low-density lipoprotein (LDL)(red arrow), a particle high in cholesterol and also containing triglycerides and protein, that normally circulates in the blood, moves from the blood into the walls of the blood vessels and sets off a series of reactions that include the formation of fatty streaks (shown left). These fatty streaks eventually form plaques that can block the blood vessel or promote the formation of blood clots that can also block blood vessels. These blockages, if they occur in the arteries of the heart or brain can result in heart attack or stroke. place in the heart, the terms coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD) and/or coronary artery disease (CAD) are used to describe a variety of conditions of the heart, that develop as a result of these blockages. The most common of these conditions is heart attack, which is also referred to as myocardial infarction. When the blockage of the blood vessel occurs in the brain, stroke or ischemic stroke occurs. Cardiovascular disease refers to disease affecting Lipoproteins and blood lipids: As noted above, a lipoprotein called the low-density lipoprotein, rich in cholesterol, plays a role in the development of CVD. The amount of cholesterol found in these particles (shown left) is measured and LDL-cholesterol is often referred to as bad cholesterol, because of its link to atherosclerosis.
