| In the world of disease, there is none as | | | | exercise, and elimination of tobacco use. |
| dangerous to the American population as | | | | Saturated fats and trans fats common in red |
| coronary heart disease. Claiming nearly a million | | | | meats and fried and processed foods are big |
| lives annually, coronary heart disease is responsible | | | | contributors to clogged arteries; replace at least |
| for more deaths than the next seven causes of | | | | fifty percent of the red meat you eat with |
| non-violent death combined. Controlling and | | | | fish--especially wild salmon, tuna, sardines and |
| preventing heart disease deserves the full | | | | mackerel. |
| attention of both the US medical community, and | | | | Grill or roast foods instead of frying them, and |
| of every individual American. Is there anything | | | | replace the processed snacks with fresh fruit and |
| you can do to reduce your won chances of | | | | vegetables. Blueberries are showing exceptional |
| developing coronary heart disease? | | | | promise in ridding the body of bad LDL cholesterol. |
| Because coronary heart disease is the result of | | | | Controlling your salt intake will help lower your |
| atherosclerosis, or the build up fatty "plaque" on | | | | blood pressure, and decrease your risk of |
| the arterial walls, narrowing them and limiting or | | | | developing coronary heart disease. |
| blocking the flow of blood to the heart, keeping | | | | If you don't exercise regularly, you are inviting |
| the arteries free of plaque is essential to | | | | coronary heart disease. You don't need to start |
| preventing coronary heart disease. | | | | training for marathons; just add a little activity |
| There are factors which can increase your risk of | | | | where you can so that you are up and moving |
| coronary heart disease; it is hereditary, and if | | | | for at least thirty minutes each day. Start planning |
| someone in your family developed it, especially | | | | daily walks; climb stairs whenever you can; park |
| before they reached fifty, your chances of | | | | at the furthest end of the parking lot at work. If |
| developing it are higher than normal. | | | | you go to the mall, park as far as you can from |
| Your risk will also increase if you have high blood | | | | the stores in which you intend to shop. |
| pressure or diabetes, are obese or do not get | | | | For those in whom coronary heart disease has |
| adequate exercise, or have too much bad | | | | already developed, medication and surgery may |
| cholesterol and too little good cholesterol. | | | | be indicated. Angioplasty to clear blocked arteries |
| Post-menopausal women are at greater risk for | | | | by implanting them with inflatable balloons is quite |
| coronary heart disease than pre-menopausal ones. | | | | common; but in very serious cases of coronary |
| The primary weapons in the battle against | | | | heart disease, heart bypass surgery may be |
| developing coronary heart disease are diet and | | | | necessary. |