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Why is age a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
Why is age a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
Why is age a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
Age is indeed a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.because serum total cholesterol increases as age increases in both men and women.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
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What are the common risk factors of heart attack?
There are many risk factors for heart disease and strokes. They are high blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
What are some tips to prevent heart disease?
The easiest pill free ways to cut heart diseases are doing free hand exercises and eating foods that do not add to unhealthy cholesterol in the body such as oats, legumes, nuts etc
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
Does high cholesterol cause heart problems?
With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
How often should cholesterol levels be checked?
Healthy individuals are recommended to get their cholesterol checked every 4 to 6 years. However, people who have heart disease, diabetes, or a family history of high cholesterol, need to get their cholesterol checked more often
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
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