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joe

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on: Aug 19, 2018
Discuss potential causes and risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

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What is a buffer system and what mixture maintains the body's main buffer system?


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Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus, males, heredity, personality type, ability to handle stress, and sedentary lifestyle

Answer to Question 2

Buffer systems are protective systems regulating amounts of hydrogen ions in body fluids. A mixture of carbonic acid and sodium bicarbonate forms the body's main buffer system.


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