The main purpose of nutrition therapy for patients who have just experienced a myocardial infarction is to decrease
a. blood pressure.
b. the risk of blood clotting.
c. LDL cholesterol levels.
d. the workload of the heart.
D
Immediately after a myocardial infarction, nutrition therapy is designed to decrease the workload of the heart. Long-term nutrition therapy may focus on decreasing LDL cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Risk of blood clotting is controlled using medications rather than diet.
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