Q. Show Nutrition guidelines for prevention of heart disease?

Nutrition guidelines for prevention of heart disease as suggested by WHO are highlighted.

Details regarding nutrient intake and food choice checklists that can be use as effective tools for modifying the dietary intake of the masses at large are given in Table. Since, excessive consumption of alcohol is a risk factor for cardiac heart diseases, consumption of alcohol should be strictly monitored.

The information/guidelines presented in the section above, we hope would go a long way in helping you plan, counsel patients suffering from coronary heart diseases.

We learnt about the etiology, symptoms and management of a decompensate heart disease which is frequently found among the elderly. We also briefed ourselves on rheumatic heart disease which generally affects our pediatrie population. Attempting the check your progress exercise will help you in recapitulating and giving a better understanding of these disease conditions.