Posted on June 17th, 2008 by guideheartdisease
Heart works for many years without tiring and rests between beats. It gets a very good supply of blood so that it has a lot of energy available. It is made of a special kind of muscle that is very strong and is called cardiac muscle. It can contract quickly and strongly without getting tired. […]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by guideheartdisease
The main objectives in the dietary management of hypertension involve :
• minimizing the strain on the heart.
• lowering and normalization of blood lipid levels, if elevated, especially cholesterol.
• preventing or controlling hypertension and other related Complications.
• maintaining satisfactory nutritional status and body weight at ideal or 5% below the ideal level.
The following guidelines may be […]
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