Heart Disease - Nutrition Related

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Heart Disease

Introduction

Heart disease is among the most widespread and dear health problems experienced not only in the United States but also in the world and yet it is among diseases that are easily preventable . I chose this because heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US right now Another reason for me to pick this is that my mother 's side of the family has a history of heart disease , therefore it relates to me personally . The

aim of this research is to inform and educate people on how heart disease can affect them and the preventive measure they can take for their health and well-being . According to data records , close to 151 ,000 Americans who died because of heart disease in 2005 were below the age sixty-five years . This makes the heart disease a number one killer in the United States . This is a startling number of citizens lost to the heart disease given that this can be reduced through good diets . Also known as the cardiac disease , the heart disease has its most common cause in the narrowing or clogging of the coronary arteries , the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself which happens slowly over time and has been attributed as the main cause of heart attacks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 2009

History of heart disease and its prevalence in US population

The problem caused by heart disease cannot be measured...