Heart disease to kill 400,000 in U.S. in 2010
Heart disease to kill 400,000 in U.S. in 2010
LONDON – Decades of progress in the United States on cutting cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking are being stalled by rising obesity rates, and heart disease will kill around 400,000 Americans this year, experts said on Monday.
A study by British scientists found that around half of those deaths could be averted if people ate healthier food and quit smoking, and experts warned there was no room for complacency when it came to heart health risks.
Simon Capewell of the University of Liverpool said recent weight trends were “alarming,” with 1.5 billion adults worldwide expected to be overweight by 2015.
When the whole Health Insurance debate was raging here in the US, I was one of the few voices saying we need Health Assurance. People need to adopt and improve their life style. It makes such a huge difference in the quality of life and longevity. All the time, money and energy spent on going to the doctor, getting tests, messing with side effects of medications………… uuuuuuugghhhhhhh.
We had a major health revolution in the late 1800′s when people started to wash their hands with soap. Later dental health greatly improved as people started to brush their teeth. So taking care of your body reaps huge health benefits. The main one being you will be healthy and not DIE too soon.
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