DEFICIECY DISEASE
NAME DESCRIPTION CONSEQUENC MANAGEMENT
ES
1. High Cholesterol levels Cholesterol is a fatty substance in Increased risk of heart You can improve your
food that contains no calories or attacks and strokes cholesterol levels by
nutritional value. You need a small controlling the amount of
amount of cholesterol and the fat you consume
excess will be deposited in your
arteries. This will narrow the arteries • Eat less red meat (small
and may even block them, portions, 3 to 4 times a
increasing the risk of cardiovascular week)
disease. • increase your intake of
HDL= High density lipoprotein fish and chicken
cholesterol is the “good” • Eat more fatty fish, since
cholesterol that helps to take excess it contains omega-3 fatty
, cholesterol from the blood back to acids to help reduce the
the liver. blood cholesterol levels
LDL = cholesterol is the • Reduce high-fat dairy
“bad” products, such as sour
cholesterol found in fatty deposits cream, cream cheese, hard
in the arteries. cheese, butter, whipped
cream and full cream
• Use less fat when you
prepare food.
• Use canola or olive oil
when possible.
• Eat lots of fruits and
vegetables, as they contain
very little fat but a great
deal of vitamins, minerals,
fibre and antioxidants.
2. High blood pressure
Blood pressure is the force of blood High blood pressure Live a healthy lifestyle:
against the walls of the arteries could lead to a stroke, - Life style:
when the heart beats (systolic paralysis, speech
pressure) and when it rests impediments 1. Eat a low-fat diet
(diastolic pressure). 2. Reduce salt intake
Normal blood pressure should be Low blood pressure 3. Avoid salty foods
120/80. When a person’s blood = The person will feel (biltong, bacon, chips,
pressure stays high for a long faint, weak, weary / salted nuts, salted
period of time, the person is fatigue popcorn, etc.)
suffering from high blood pressure 4. Keep weight within
or hypertension. normal limits
5. Eat lots of fresh fruit
and vegetables
6. Limit your intake of
meat and saturated fat
NAME DESCRIPTION CONSEQUENC MANAGEMENT
ES
1. High Cholesterol levels Cholesterol is a fatty substance in Increased risk of heart You can improve your
food that contains no calories or attacks and strokes cholesterol levels by
nutritional value. You need a small controlling the amount of
amount of cholesterol and the fat you consume
excess will be deposited in your
arteries. This will narrow the arteries • Eat less red meat (small
and may even block them, portions, 3 to 4 times a
increasing the risk of cardiovascular week)
disease. • increase your intake of
HDL= High density lipoprotein fish and chicken
cholesterol is the “good” • Eat more fatty fish, since
cholesterol that helps to take excess it contains omega-3 fatty
, cholesterol from the blood back to acids to help reduce the
the liver. blood cholesterol levels
LDL = cholesterol is the • Reduce high-fat dairy
“bad” products, such as sour
cholesterol found in fatty deposits cream, cream cheese, hard
in the arteries. cheese, butter, whipped
cream and full cream
• Use less fat when you
prepare food.
• Use canola or olive oil
when possible.
• Eat lots of fruits and
vegetables, as they contain
very little fat but a great
deal of vitamins, minerals,
fibre and antioxidants.
2. High blood pressure
Blood pressure is the force of blood High blood pressure Live a healthy lifestyle:
against the walls of the arteries could lead to a stroke, - Life style:
when the heart beats (systolic paralysis, speech
pressure) and when it rests impediments 1. Eat a low-fat diet
(diastolic pressure). 2. Reduce salt intake
Normal blood pressure should be Low blood pressure 3. Avoid salty foods
120/80. When a person’s blood = The person will feel (biltong, bacon, chips,
pressure stays high for a long faint, weak, weary / salted nuts, salted
period of time, the person is fatigue popcorn, etc.)
suffering from high blood pressure 4. Keep weight within
or hypertension. normal limits
5. Eat lots of fresh fruit
and vegetables
6. Limit your intake of
meat and saturated fat
