Main Idea

CAUSES
strategies to
prevent
uncontrollable risk
controllable risk
prevention steps
HEART DISEASE
avoid drinking alcohol
your age
your sex
your family history
your race
your body type
smoking
your diet
your activity level
your weight
stress
your drinking habits
other major risk
high blood prssure
high cholestrol
type 2 diabetes
don't smoke or use tobacco
exercise for 30 minutes on
most days of the week
eat a heart-healthy diet
men over 45 and women over 55
likely to develop heart disease
plaque begins to slowly deposit in the arteries
starting in childhood
more men have heart attacks than women do
woman's risk of dying from heart disease increases
after manopause
if people in your family has heart disease-especially
close or immediate relatives,your risk of developing
it increases.
developing heart disease is not necessarily
in your DNA
related to family history
weight distribution
maintaining healthy body weight-which would
decrease your waist circumference
example: African Americans, Mexican Americans,
and native Hawaiians are more likely to have heart disease.
damages the wall of your arteries.constricts
blood vessels and lowers your cholesterol level.
quitting smoking can stop(and potentially reverse)
a lot if the axisting damage to your body.
a diet that's high in saturated fat,trans fat, sodium,
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the older you get, the more likely you are ti have
damaged arteriesand a weakened heart.
lifestyle habits(diet, exercise, smoking)tend
to be passed down generation to generation
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