NUTRITION THROUGH LIFE CYCLE(LL)-TEXT
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To determine: What Person R can do to reduce the deveopment of cardiovascular disease.
Introduction: The diseases that involve blood vessels or heart are known as cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases occur because of the damage caused to heart functioning or heart vessels. The disease that causes narrowing of arteries due to the buildup of plaque is called atherosclerosis. It is also known as hardening of arteries or arteriosclerosis. It is not a single disease entity rather a pathologic process that affects the vascular systems throughout the body.
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