1. Cardiovascular Disease
Risk factors and data analysis

2. What is cardiovascular disease?
Cardio – heart
Vascular – blood vessels
Examples?
High blood pressure
Coronary heart disease
Heart attacks (myocardial infarction)

3. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
High cholesterol
Diet high in saturated fats
Little exercise
Being overweight or obese
Smoking
Being male
Being older

4. Exam Technique Identify: Work out what the data shows you
Command words
Key words
Work out what the data shows you
Think about which area of the specification is being covered

5. Unsaturated and fatty acid are the key words.
What is are the command words.
Your answer should have 2 discrete points for 2 marks.

7. What does the graph show?

8. 3 points – give reasons for and against. Critique the data!

10. What molecule is shown?
What type of bonds are present between sugars?

12. What is the structure of a triglyceride?
What reaction releases water?
Glucose + fructose releases 1 water.
Adding a fatty acid releases 1 water.

14. Now try the rest of the questions
Identify:
Command words
Key words
Work out what the data shows you
Think about which area of the specification is being covered