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Rafael’s father died of a heart attack at age 50. Rafael isworried about his own heart disease risk, so he makes anappointment with the physician. He fills out a questionnaire abouthis medical history, lifestyle and meets with a dietitian toevaluate his diet and has blood drawn for cholesterol analysis. Thetable below summarizes factors that may affect Rafael’s risk ofdeveloping heart disease:

Sex Male

Age 35

Family history Father had a heart attack at 50

Height/weight 5’8”/160lbs

Blood pressure 120/70

Stress level Moderate

Smoker Yes

Activity level Inactive

Blood values

Total cholesterol 210mg/100ml

HDL cholesterol 50mgs/100ml

Typical daily intake from 3-day food record

Percentage energy from fat 39, Percentage energy from saturatedfat 17 ,Percentage energy from polyunsaturated fat 7, Cholesterol(mg) 350

Servings from food guide pyramid

Bread, cereal, pasta group 11

Vegetable 2 Fruit 1

Milk, yoghurt, cheese 2 Meat, egg, poultry, beans, nuts, fish4


QUESTION : If Rafael were to replace all of the added fat in hisdiet with olive oil, would he reduce his risk of cardiovasculardisease to the level found in Mediterranean countries? Why or whynot?

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Rafaels father had died of heart attack at the age of 50 The risk of Rafael developing cardiovascular disease is high as there is genetic predisposition Genetic factors comes under non modifiable risk factors You cannot change it but however you have to focus on modifiable risk factors    See Answer
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