Day-to-day choices can help reduce the risk of heart disease. One of the major risk factors for development of heart disease is
elevated LDL, which can be affected by dietary factors like the types and amounts of dietary fat consumed. Read the statements below and select all of the correct statements regarding how various dietary fats affect LDL cholesterol levels. Select all that apply. View Available Hint(s) Select all that apply. Fried fish can be a good way to increase a person’s intake of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids if he or she does not like baked fish. Increasing intake of plant foods may be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL blood cholesterol. Trans fats are worse for heart health than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.
Answer: Increasing intake of plant foods may be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL blood cholesterol.
Trans fats are worse for heart health than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.
Explanation:
The LDL or low density lipoprotein cholestrol is also called as the bad cholesterol. It increases the risk of heart diseases as the LDL cholesterol gets deposited in the blood vessels which brings oxygenated blood to the heart. This results in the condition of atherosclerosis.
The diet which consists of increased levels of trans fats will increase the concentration of LDL in the blood.
Also the food which consists of mono and polyunsaturated fats as well as the plant based diet will also reduce the concentration of LDL cholesterol in the blood.
Buck's is a type of skin traction that is used when there is a fracture, mostly in the femur, or hip. This type of traction reduces pain and keeps the length of the bone but does not reduce the fracture. The other options mentioned are skeletal tractions.
