DR RANA SHAABAN

CERTIFIED ACADEMIC THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION

LECTURER
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
HEART
BLOOD VESSELS
BLOOD

RBCs

PLASMA
blood WBCs

PLATLETs
PLATLETS
PLASMA
 CVD

Acute Chronic

Compensated Decompensated
Atherosclerosis

. Deposits of TGs & Cholesterol precipitate in inner blood vessels

THAT’s called ( a Plaque )

It narrows the lumen of blood vessels causing inadequate supply of

Nutrients & Oxygen resulting in ( Ischemia )

& When a Thrombus clogs blood vessel completely from supplying a specific
tissue , it’s called an Infarcts
 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY

1) Limits cholesterol intake ( maximum 200 mg / Day )

2) Avoid any Saturated fats in Diet

( Coconut Oil , Butter , Whole Cream Dairy Products )

3) Breads & Bakings made with eggs

4) Interfere with Increasing Unsaturated Fats intake

( One Tsp Olive Oil in the early morning )
( May be we can scatter Some nuts or Olives on a salad plate )
( Avocado can be eaten Once per day as a Snack )

5) Increase water soluble fibers intake

( Said to bind with cholesterol contained foods )
Congestive Heart Failure
. Heart fails to provide adequate delivery of nutrients to body needs
ALSO , no removal for waste products
RESULTING in
1) retaining fluids in body tissues 2) Shortness of Breathe
3) Loss of weight & fatigue
PATIENT MAY BE TREATED WITH ( DIURETICS ) IN ORDER TO LOSE
RETAINED WATER IN BODY TISSUES , THEREFORE POTASSIUM
CONCENTRATION MUST BE MONITORED WELL

APRICOTS

BANANA

DATES

KIWI

PEACH

RAISINS

AVOCADO
 HYPERTENSION
IT MEANS INCREASING BLOOD PRESSURE INSIDE BLOOD VESSELS

It’s either of two types PRIMARY or SECONDARY

It’s measured through an equipment called SPHYGNOMANOMETER

It’s composed of two numbers

. The TOP number ( It’s measured when heart is contracting )
. The LOWER number ( measured when heart is resting )
Normal ( 120 / 80 mm Hg )
 DASH Diet
( Dietary approaches to Stop Hypertension )
Change gradually by adding a vegetable or fruit at lunch or dinner

Use only half the butter or margarine you’re using

If you got problems with digesting dairy products , try lactase Enzyme
pills or Free Lactose dairy products
Focus on adding whole grain foods & cereals ( Oats , Wheat )
( as the can bind cholesterol food in digestions )
Try to decrease salt intake / Day to ( 2400 mg Sodium )
( One Tsp salt per day as a maximum )
Avoid those saturated & trans Fats ( Processed foods )
( as they predispose to atherosclerosis )
Try to add exercise for like 30 minutes of walking , jogging , cycling

Use more spices instead of Salt

( Cinnamon , Chili , ginger , Nutmeg , Parsley , Rosemary )