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Cardiovascular Disease in New York State

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

In New York

The AHA (American Heart Association ) has listed a number of factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease . There is also a list of risk factors that are more serious . Until recently , physical inactivity was listed among the less dangerous contributing factors ' However according to the University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter the AHA has upgraded physical inactivity from its list of `contributing factors ' for cardiovascular disease to the stronger category of `risk factor ' The Wellness Letter adds that this places a sedentary life-style on par

with high blood pressure , smoking , and high blood cholesterol

The most effective strategy for prevention of CAD [coronary artery disease] in adulthood may be prevention of obesity in childhood reports The Journal of the American Medical Association . Health officials have known for some time that early obesity increases the risk of hypertension , diabetes , hyperlipemia (an excess of fat in the blood coronary heart disease , and other chronic illnesses . But in spite of doctors ' suggestions to limit the intake of fat and to engage in regular exercise , it is said that one third of all North Americans are overweight or obese . How much data do we need before we as a society take action to prevent obesity by imparting improved diet and exercise behaviors in our children ' asks Linda Van Horn of Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago . The potential benefits are immeasurable . Left untreated , the cardiovascular consequences are predictable , disabling , and expensive ' However , the results of a more recent study appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine say that obesity poses only a moderate threat to one 's health . It found that obesity increases the likelihood of premature death but not as much as many medical experts had suspected ' reports The New York Times Hurry-up disease ' claims millions of people as its victims , says Dr Gershon Lesser , a cardiologist at the University of Southern California It is a real pathological entity ' he states , that leads to a number of illnesses , including colds , flu and heart disease . As reported in the news USA Today , Lesser cites how people today are constantly on the rush : to and from work , eating , doing chores and even on vacations People in a constant state of rush are in a chronic chemical state of emergency ' he says . They 're experiencing a `rush ' of adrenaline that overtaxes the cardiovascular system , placing ultimately a life-threatening strain on the heart ' To avoid paying the price of a heart attack , which often occurs in middle age , he advises learning to relax , planning activities so that hurrying is unnecessary concentrating efforts on real priorities and not being intimidated by matters left unfinished

While modern technology has been conducive to better health , with the passing of time , it has also contributed to a sedentary life-style in large segments of the population . In their recently published report entitled International Cardiovascular Disease Statistics , the American Heart Association explains , economic transition , urbanization industrialization and globalization bring about lifestyle changes that promote heart disease ' The...

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