| Heart Disease is one of the world's largest health | | | | exercise and a balanced diet, the risk of heart disease |
| problems today. It not only affects the wealthier | | | | is greatly decreased. |
| nations it is also affecting the poorer ones. Heart | | | | The term "Cardiovascular Disease" is widely used |
| Disease covers a wide range of health ailments | | | | within today's society. The term Cardiovascular |
| relating specifically to the heart. | | | | Disease includes a large number of diseases which |
| There are many theories and ideas that relate to heart | | | | directly affect the heart and the blood vessel system. |
| disease. One school of thought for the sudden | | | | It especially affects the veins and arteries that lead to |
| increase in heart disease is the changes within | | | | and from the heart. |
| different lifestyles. People are often less active and | | | | Conducted research has suggested that women who |
| eat diets high in fats. Takeaway food is abundant | | | | suffer with cardiovascular disease usually suffer from |
| today and often people will eat it due to the increased | | | | forms that affect the blood vessels. While men usually |
| availability. Some takeaway outlets are now helping | | | | suffer from forms that affect the heart muscle itself. |
| cater to a healthier lifestyle by offering a variety of | | | | Other known or associated causes of cardiovascular |
| healthy dishes such as salads. People are becoming | | | | disease include diabetes mellitus, hypertension and |
| more aware of the risk of heart disease and choosing | | | | hypercholesterolemia. |
| to change their diets. | | | | Heart disease and strokes are other more common |
| Why exercise? Exercise is extremely important in | | | | cardiovascular diseases. Two independent risk factors |
| order to avoid heart disease. Exercise helps to keep | | | | that have a major impact for heart diseases plus |
| the heart at its peak performance and is optimum | | | | cardiovascular diseases are high blood pressure and |
| health is easier to maintain. By using a combination of | | | | high blood cholesterol. |