Ainur Rohmah

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 Vitamins For A Healthy Heart

To help you keep your heart healthy, most doctors recommend that you take additional
supplements that contain vitamin E. They may also suggest that you eat foods that are naturally rich
in vitamin E, such as nuts. Nuts have high amounts of vitamin E, and most of them taste great. You
can find other foods that contain vitamin E as well, although nuts have the highest amounts.
In the past, research has shown Vitamin E to help those who have already suffered the
wrath of a heart attack. This vitamin helps to prevent heart attacks in the future by opening up the
arteries and eliminate blockage. Those who have had a heart attack in the past are always
encouraged to add more vitamin E to their diet.
What many are not aware of, is the fact that you can use vitamin C to boost the effects of
vitamin E. Vitamin C is known as an antioxidant, which prevents the damaging effects that cholesterol
has on the body. Along with preventing cholesterol from damaging the body, vitamin C also helps
vitamin E with it’s functions - such as protecting your arteries and your heart.
By taking both vitamin C and E as a combination, you’ll be well on your way to a healthier
heart. Overall, this is the easiest way that you can be sure you aren’t damaging your heart, especially
if you have had a heart attack in the past. If you have a history of heart disease or heart problems in
your family, these vitamins are essential to your diet. Even if you are just concerned about the health
of your heart, these vitamins will give you the peace of mind in knowing that you are eating for a
healthy heart.
As far as your dosage goes, it will vary from person to person, although 400 international
units of vitamin E and C are the recommended amounts for most people. On it’s own, vitamin C can
be tolerated in large doses, without imposing any harmful effects. You can take around 500 mg of it
twice a day, and ensure that your heart remains healthy.
To be on the safe side, you should always make sure that you get the proper amount of
vitamins in your daily diet. Taking additional vitamins and supplements isn’t a bad idea either,
especially if you are trying to boost the health of your heart. Your heart is one of the most important
organs in your body, which is why you should always take care of it. If you eat the proper diet and
take the necessary vitamins.
Direction: Answer the following questions based
on the text above!
1. What will happen if your body lacks of nutrients?
2. What is the advantage(s) of consuming vitamin E
correctly?
3. Why do cholesterol oxidizes can cause heart attack?
4. Why do we need to eat nuts?
5. How does vitamin E help to avoid heart attack?
6. What are the functions of vitamin C?
7. What will happen in you consume both vitamin C and
E as a combination?
8. How much vitamin C that can be consumed each day?
ANSWER
1. If your body lacks of nutrient you won’t keep your
heart healthy and you won’t be doing your heart any
favors - and may end up having problems later on in
life.
2. the advantage of consuming vitamin E correctly is
vitamin E will stop the cholesterol in the body from
harming the arteries that surround the heart.
3. Because cholesterol sticks to the sides of the arteries
and can lead to blockages which can cause heart
attacks or other serious problems with the heart.
4. Because nuts have high amounts of vitamin E.
5. Vitamin E helps to prevent heart attacks by opening
up the arteries and eliminate blockage.
6. The functions of vitamin C are: it can boost the effects
of vitamin E and Vitamin C is known as an antioxidant,
which prevents the damaging effects that cholesterol
has on the body.
7. By taking both vitamin C and E as a combination,
you’ll be well on your way to a healthier heart.
Overall, this is the easiest way that you can be sure you
aren’t damaging your heart, especially if you have had
a heart attack in the past.
8. 400 international units of vitamin E and C are the
recommended amounts for most people to consume.
Or You can take around 500 mg of it twice a day.
Direction: Read the sentences carefully and choose the synonyms of the underlined
words!
1. You need to eat the right foods.
a. hold c. drink
b. consume d. consider
2. You also need to supplement the food you eat with the necessary vitamins your body needs to keep your heart
working healthy for a long time to come.
a. acceptable c. good
b. appropriate d. important
3. If you don’t consume the right nutrients, you won’t be doing your heart any favors - and may end up having
problems later on in life.
a. goodness c. appropriateness
b. kindness d. politeness
4.Vitamin E is essential to improving the overall health of your heart.
a. bad c. important
b. good d. unimportant

5. When taken correctly, vitamin E will stop the cholesterol in the body from harming the arteries.
a. destroying c. healing
b. denying d. cooling

6. Anytime cholesterol oxidizes, it sticks to the sides of the arteries and can lead to blockages which can cause
heart attacks or other serious problems with the heart.
a. attach, cause c. attach, happen
b. stuck, happen d. happen, attach
7. Most doctors recommend that you take additional supplements that contain vitamin E.
a. Some c. extra
b. A lot of d. many

8. Nuts have high amounts of vitamin E.

a. much c. a great amount of
b. some d. a little

9. You can find other foods that contain vitamin E as well.

a. lack c. pregnant
b. have d. boost

10. Research has shown Vitamin E to help those who have already suffered the wrath of a heart attack.
a. be badly affected, acute c. be badly affected, minor
b. acute, be badly affected d. minor, be badly affected

11. Vitamin E helps to prevent heart attacks in the future by opening up the arteries and eliminate blockage.
a. ignore c. surrender
b. avoid d. refuse

12. Those who have had a heart attack in the past are always encouraged to add more vitamin E to their diet.
a. supported c. given
b. suggested d. taken
13. Many people are not aware of, is the fact that you can use vitamin C to boost the effects of
vitamin E.
a. realize, increase c. ignore, increase
b. realize, decrease d. ignore, decrease

14. If you are just concerned about the health of your heart, these vitamins will give you the peace
of mind in knowing that you are eating for a healthy heart.
a. explain c. want
b. focus d. keep

15. Vitamin C can be tolerated in large doses, without imposing any harmful effects.
a. reasoning c. causing
b. breaking d. cooling

16. You can take around 500 mg of it twice a day, and ensure that your heart remains healthy.
a. disagree, stays c. agree, moves
b. makes certain, stays d. makes certain, moves

17. You should always make sure that you get the proper amount of vitamins in your daily diet.
a. necessary c. good
b. less d. bad
Direction: Find the appropriate meanings
of the following special terms of Nutrition
in Indonesian.
Vitamin : adalah sekelompok senyawa organik
berbobot molekul kecil yang memiliki fungsi vital
dalam metabolisme setiap organisme, yg tidak
dapat dihasilkan tubuh.
Nutrient : nutrient atau zat gizi adalah ikatan
kimia yang diperlukan oleh tubuh untuk
melakukan fungsinya (menghasilkan energi,
membangun dan memelihara jaringan).
:
Supplement : adalah produk kesehatan yang
mengandung satu atau lebih zat yang bersifat
nutrisi atau obat.
Cholesterol : kolesterol adalah metabolit yang
mengandung lemak sterol yang ditemukan dalam
membrab sel dan disirkulasikan pada plasma
darah.
Arteries : arteri adalah pembuluh darah
berdinding tebal yang berfungsi membawa darah
kaya oksigen dari jantung menuju ke jaringan di
semua organ termasuk otot, otak dan hati.
Oxidize : pelepasan elektron oleh sebuah
molekul, atom atau ion
Antioxidant : antioksidan merupakan zat
yang mampu memeperlambat atau mencegah
proses oksidasi.