Practical information from a family doctor on what you can do -- without medicines -- to prevent the most common killers in the world, heart attacks and strokes.
27. Weight Gain = Disease… PS. “Cholelithiasis” = gallstones Source: uptodate.com
28. Weight Loss = Lower Blood Pressure Source: uptodate.com
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30. Are You an Apple or Pear? “ Apples” are at higher risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure
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32. Risk Factor Chart * Disease risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and CVD. + Increased waist circumference can also be a marker for increased risk even in persons of normal weight. Extremely High Extremely High III 40.0 + Extreme Obesity Very High Very High II 35.0 – 39.9 Very High High I 30.0 – 34.9 Obesity High Increased 25.0 – 29.9 Overweight - - 18.5 – 24.9 Normal - - < 18.5 Underweight Men > 102 cm (40 in) Women > 88 cm (35 in) Men 102 cm (40 in) or less Women 88 cm (35 in) or less Obesity Class BMI (kg/m 2 ) Disease Risk* Relative to Normal Weight and Waist Circumference
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38. Any Exercise Helps Your Heart Coronary events are less frequent among those who exercise. In a study of 5159 men, aged 40 to 49 years, followed for an average of almost 19 years, the age-adjusted coronary heart disease event rate per 1000 person-years is lower in those who perform any physical activity compared to inactive subjects. Data from Wannamethee, SG, Shaper, AG, Alberti, KG, Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:2108.
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42. Change Diet = Avoid Pills Data from Stamler, R, Stamler, J, Grimm, R, et al, JAMA 1987; 257:1484. Intervention: weight loss, salt restriction, and avoidance of excess alcohol (squares)
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