Nine Groups of People Who at Risk From Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease or heart disease is the number one killer in the United States (according to CDC), but it does not necessarily means that the disease is unavoidable. Actually, no heart disease will appear without any cause. While the attack is acute, the process leading to heart attack is a long journey. That is why a routine checkup on your heart condition is very important.

While we might feeling well or very healthy, risk on heart attack is still wide open. Some may have higher risk from heart attack. Here are the groups that have the high risk from heart disease:

1. Male above 45 years old: It is very important to realize their vulnerability and take positive precaution to avoid heart attack.

2. Females: Entering 55 years old or suffering from early menopause (impact from medical condition or surgery). Women began to overtake men in terms of risk of heart disease after menopause.

3. Family history: History of heart attack in the family often shows inheritance of abnormal cholesterol profiles.

4. Diabetes: Most diabetics deceased not because of sky high blood sugar rate, but because the condition of their heart complications.

5. Obesity: Higher BMI means increase in body surface area, and this increase the heart workload to pump blood throughout the body. This condition could lead to heart attack.

6. Not enough exercise: is one of many causes of heart condition because exercises, especially aerobics are meant to train our heart muscle.

7. Stress: Many scientific researches suggest that facing difficult and stressful situations could induce heart’ arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) which is a life-threatening condition.

8. Smoking: People who smoke have higher risk from heart condition because of the poisonous materials in cigarettes.

9. Hypertension: they are closely related to begin with.

Akhmad Anggoro is a diet and healthy lifestyle enthusiast at http://weightloss-systems.us providing info, tips, and insights about diet procedure, exercise, and product review for common people like himself.

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