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Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition
Cardiovascular Nutrition

Dictionary Definitions of Key Terms: 

• Arteriosclerosis = Term applied to a number of pathological conditions in which there is thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries, resulting in altered function of tissues and organs.

• Atherosclerosis = A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by a variable combination of changes of the intima of arteries, not arterioles, consisting of the focal accumulation of lipids, complex carbohydrates, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue and calcium deposits, and associated with changes in the media of the arteries.

• Coronary Heart Disease = Decreased flow of blood to the

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