pictures of part of the activities of the second day of the first food security forum in the rehab of our Northern Technical University, in the presence of the assistant president of the university for scientific affairs, the assistant president of the university for administrative affairs, the dean of the Mosul Technical Institute and her scientific assistant, and a number of directors of departments and their affiliates in the province and international organizations.
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Under the patronage of the President of the Northern Technical University, Prof. Dr. Alia Abbas Ali Al-Attar, President of the Northern Technical University, and under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr. Ashti Mahdi Aref, Dean of the Institute, Systems
Department of Nursing Techniques Scientific course entitled “Types of fats and their effect on heart function”
Present in the course:
Instructor Dr. Klawish Nuri Taher / Head of Department
Assistant teacher Sazan Seddik Karim/Teacher
The course dealt with:
- Identify the types of fats and their functions in the body.
- Sources of healthy and unhealthy fats.
- Getting acquainted with the tests of the percentage of fats in the blood and their normal levels in the blood.
- The effect of triglycerides and cholesterol and their harmful effects on heart functions and how to prevent them.
The course indicated:
Excess body fat “high triglycerides, bad cholesterol and low good cholesterol” is one of the most and most dangerous problems for human health, which is the most important cause of cardiovascular disease “atherosclerosis” or stroke. The causes and factors that lead to an increase in body fat are summarized In high levels of harmful cholesterol and low levels of beneficial ones, as a result of excessive intake of saturated fats, along with some other factors such as genetic factor, gender or diabetes. Heart health can be maintained by eating healthy food, exercising, maintaining an ideal weight and staying away from saturated foods. with fat.
The course aimed to:
Identifying fats as one of the main important nutrients that the human body uses for growth and carrying out various vital functions and has many important functions as an important source of energy, building cells, protecting the internal organs in the body, knowing the sources of fat, analyzing the percentage of fat in the blood, the effect of triglycerides and cholesterol of all kinds on heart functions and how to prevent Including and maintaining the health of the heart.
The course concluded:
That fats are types and differ from each other in terms of their benefits and harms. They can be divided into healthy unsaturated fats, which benefit the health of the body, such as olive oil, flaxseed oil, and unhealthy saturated fats, which are harmful to health. Their most important sources are red meat and dairy products, and trans fats are harmful in raising The rate of triglycerides and cholesterol in the blood and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. The blood lipid profile is examined as a measure of heart health, which includes checking (total cholesterol, triglycerides, good cholesterol (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL). A high percentage of triglycerides and harmful cholesterol indicates atherosclerosis and an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery blockage or Carotid or stroke. A diet rich in trans fats increases the risk of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in adults, and concluded that reducing the use of trans fats and replacing them with healthy monounsaturated fats can prevent thousands of heart attacks.
