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- 3. A condition in which a blood vessel that feeds the brain is clogged, leading to blood flow disruption to the brain.
- 4. Triglyceride-transporting molecules.
- 5. Procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted and the inflated to widen the inner lumen of the artery.
- 10. Low blood pressure.
- 13. (fats) Cholesterol and triglycerides.
- 15. An excessive accumulation of body fat, usually at least 30 percent above recommended body weight.
- 16. A measure of the force exerted against the walls of the vessels by he blood flowing through them.
- 17. Fats formed by glycerol and three fatty acids; also called free fatty acids.
- 18. Includes all agricultural commodities that undergo processing (cooking, canning, freezing, dehydration, or milling) or addition of another ingredient.
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- 1. The inability of the cells to respond appropriately to insulin.
- 2. Fight-or-flight hormones, including epinephrine and norepinephrine.
- 6. Irregular heart rhythms.
- 7. A waxy substance, technically a steroid alcohol, found only in animal fats and oil and used in making cell membranes, as a building black for some hormones, in the fatty sheath around nerve fibers, and in other necessary substances.
- 8. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin; also known as juvenile diabetes.
- 9. chronically elevated blood pressure.
- 11. A hormone secreted by he pancreas; essential for proper metabolism of blood glucose (sugar) and maintenance of blood glucose level.
- 12. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a condition in which insulin is not processed properly; also known as adult-onset diabetes.
- 14. Heart muscle