Question

1.      The ballooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has been weakened by deterioration is called a(an)

Group of answer choices

plaque.

diverticula.

aneurysm.

aorta.

2.      Stefan was recently diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. He is very scared about this new diagnosis because no one in his family has ever had it and he hasn’t ever heard of it. His primary care physician refers him to your nutrition counseling office for some advice on his modifiable risk factors. Which of the following topics will you most likely discuss with Stefan?

Group of answer choices

Which medications to take

How to improve his atherogenic diet

How to map out his family tree, identifying all relatives with heart disease

How to slow down his aging process

3.      Anyone who is medically advised to lower blood cholesterol should

Group of answer choices

lower his/her intake of insoluble fiber.

achieve desirable body weight.

take lecithin supplements.

eat fish oil capsules.

4.      Risk factors for coronary heart disease that can be minimized by behavioral change include all of the following except

Group of answer choices

heredity.

hypertension.

smoking.

stress.

5.      All of the following are characteristic of the metabolic syndrome except

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central obesity is thought to play a greater role than other risk factors.

the risk factors act synergistically to predict the risk for coronary heart disease.

at least 3 of 5 specific diet-related risk factors must be present for diagnosis.

physical inactivity plays a major role in its development.

Answer 1

Ans:-

1.

C,

Aneurysm.

The ballooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has been weakened by deterioration is called an aneurysm.

2.

B,

How to improve his atherogenic diet,

I would like to discuss with him about how to improve his atherogenic diet .

3.

B,

Achieve desirable body weight,

Anyone who is medically advised to lower blood cholesterol should achieve desirable body weight so that blood cholesterol level can be achieved.

4.

A,

Heredity,

Risk factors for coronary heart disease that can be minimized by behavioral change include all - hypertension, smoking, stress except heredity because we can not modify this factor.