More People At Risk for Heart Disease

A disappointing new study says that more Americans are at risk for heart disease than in the last few years. After making progress with health, it seems that we’ve slid back to some very bad patterns. The study tracks people who have a low risk of heart disease factors, such as “not smoking, having low blood cholesterol, normal blood pressure, normal weight and no sign of diabetes.” They found that only 7.5 percent of people have a low risk, as opposed to 10.5 percent in 1994. (This is a study in which you want the number to be higher, with a great percentage of people have no risk of heart disease.)

The only positive item found in this survey was that more people are not smoking. So at least we’re getting some things right. The push to stop people from smoking is also greater. With an increase in taxes and more information being shared about the dangers of smoking, more and more people have quit. Wonder if this same strategy would work for weight?

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