GLOSSARY
• Maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm steady.
• Supports a healthy immune system
• Keeps bones strong
• Regulates blood sugar levels
• Promotes normal blood pressure
• Involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis.
• Said to prevent and manage disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
• Coronary heart disease
• Congenital heart disease
• Stroke or Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
• Congestive heart failure
• Peripheral arterial disease or peripheral vascular diseases
• Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism
• Rheumatic heart disease
Non-Communicable Disease
A non-communicable disease, or NCD, is a medical condition or disease which by definition is non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. NCDs may be chronic diseases of long duration and slow progression, or they may result in more rapid death such as some types of sudden stroke. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports NCDs to be by far the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing over 60% of all deaths.