Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
"Heart disease is a food-borne illness." — Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn
Fast Facts
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Fast Facts 〰️
The most common form of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease (CDC).
Key risk factors of Heart Disease: (CDC)
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol
Smoking
About half of the people in the United States (47%) have at least one of these three risk factors (CDC).
There is growing evidence that there are associations between heart disease and cancer in terms of shared risk factors.
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Nearly 20 million people in the United States - about 6% of the population - are cancer survivors (Harvard Health Publishing)
“Despite what you might assume, these people are actually more likely to die of heart disease than from cancer-related complications,” - Dr. Anju Nohria, director of the cardio-oncology program at Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Brigman Cancer Center
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The two diseases share many root causes. (Harvard Health Publishing)
Tobacco use is widely known to raise the risk of both heart disease and cancer
Some experts believe obesity may soon surpass cigarette smoking as the number one preventable cause of cancer.
Diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure are connected to both heart disease and cancer
Prevention
Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Reduce Shared Health Risk Factors