Heart Disease Risk Factors: You Must Know

2. Some risk factors for the heart
disease are under your control while
some are not. The coronary artery
disease causes roughly 1.2 million
heart attacks every year and more
than 40% of them suffering from a
heart attack will die. About 335,000
people with heart attacks will die in
an emergency department or even
before reaching the hospital. As per
the American Heart Association,
over 7 million Americans have
suffered from a heart attack in their
lifetime.

3. • Family history of heart disease
• Older age
• Post-menopausal women
• Race and ethnicity such as African-
Americans, Mexican-Americans,
American Indians are more likely to
have heart diseases compared to the
Caucasians.

4. Some of The Heart Disease Risk factors Which Can Be Controlled By Making lifestyle Changes Can
Help To Reduce Your Risk To Heart Disease And These Include:

5. The not so obvious risk factors for heart disease involve the
emotional and the environmental factors
1. Not enough
SleepNot getting enough sleep make
you cranky and it also raises
your risk if heart disease. Most
adults require 7 to 9 hours sleep
of every night. Adults between
the age of 32 and 59 who sleep
for less than 5 hours each day
doubles their risk of high blood
pressure.

6.  Depression, Anxiety and
Stress
The negative emotions such as
anxiety, stress and depression can
raise your risk of developing heart
diseases. These emotions lead to
unhealthy ways of coping such as
drinking too much, smoking, eating
high fat foods that could increase
your risk of heart diseases. Stress,
depression and anxiety may affect
the body such that trigger the plaque
build-up or clot formation within
the arteries

7.  Lower
IncomeAdults having lower income have an
increased risk of heart disease. Children
who are born into lower income families
are more likely to get heart disease as
adults. The reason behind this is low
income adults are less likely to eat heart
healthy diet, and less likely to be
physically active and some are more
likely to smoke. Additionally, it can be
difficult to eat a heart healthy diet in
lower income neighbourhoods and also
difficult to find a safe place to be
physically active.

8. Bottom
LineNow that you know the heart disease
risk factors and how you can make
changes about the serious one, you
should consider making certain
lifestyles. These lifestyle changes
include; controlling high blood
pressure, quit smoking, get active,
improve your cholesterol levels, eat
right, manage stress and achieve a
healthy and maintain a healthy
weight.

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