Question

nailah leads a very busy lifestyle and finds herself eating a lot of processed, high sodium foods. she rarely eats home-cooked food and often eats food that is high in cholesterol. what disease does nailah have risk factors for?

malaria

histoplasmosis

heart disease

mental illness

Explanation:

Malaria is caused by a parasite and transmitted by mosquitoes, not related to diet. Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection, also not diet - related. Mental illness has complex causes, not directly linked to high - sodium and high - cholesterol diet. High sodium and high cholesterol are known risk factors for heart disease as they can contribute to conditions like atherosclerosis which affects the heart and blood vessels.

Answer:

C. heart disease