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What is the main cause of weight gain leading to obesity?
What is the main cause of weight gain leading to obesity?
- Consuming more calories than you burn (correct)
- Genetic predisposition
- Not exercising enough
- Eating too many carbohydrates
What leads to chest pain, shortness of breath, or heart attack?
What leads to chest pain, shortness of breath, or heart attack?
- High cholesterol levels
- Obesity
- High blood pressure
- Atherosclerosis (correct)
How are heart disease and obesity linked?
How are heart disease and obesity linked?
- Both can lead to heart attacks and strokes (correct)
- Heart disease leads to obesity
- Obesity is a cause of heart disease
- Obesity prevents heart disease
True or False: All foods that contain cholesterol are bad.
True or False: All foods that contain cholesterol are bad.
As the amount of cholesterol in the body increases, what do you think happens to your risk of heart disease?
As the amount of cholesterol in the body increases, what do you think happens to your risk of heart disease?
What types of foods is cholesterol found in?
What types of foods is cholesterol found in?
Give 2 serious risks of someone with high cholesterol. What is one thing they can do to combat their situation?
Give 2 serious risks of someone with high cholesterol. What is one thing they can do to combat their situation?