Coronary heart disease

  • Define malnutrition and identify how coronary heart disease can result from it.
  • Perform library research about coronary heart disease, and explain its physiological effects on a person’s body.
  • Describe the relationship between specific foods/coronary heart disease. Use the questions below to guide your response.
  • Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increases a person’s chance of contracting coronary heart disease?
  • Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with coronary heart disease?
  • How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat coronary heart disease?
  • Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help combat coronary heart disease