# Family history (either familial Heart disease, inherited high cholesterol or LDL) # Excess weight # Diabetes # Smoking # Poor diet (high fat, high cholesterol, insufficient dietary fiber) # Sedentary lifestyle (no exercise) # Stressful lifestyle (constant worry)
Factors:
- lack of exercise
- vigorous activities
- foods rich in hydrogenated fats and alcohol
- poor lifestyle
- emotional stress
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Decreases your risk of developing heart disease
People who exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and manage stress are less likely to have heart disease. A healthy lifestyle will offset internal risk factors such as age, gender, family history, and ethnicity. Many ethnic groups, including African Americans, have an increased risk of heart disease.
The coronary arteries bring nutrients and oxygen to the heart. They actually are so important that they take blood to the muscles of the heart before the rest of the body. A person with a disease of these arteries has less oxygen going to the heart muscles and an increased risk of heart damage or a heart attack.
There are many risk factors for heart disease. A family history of the disease should mean that the offspring be a bit more careful with their own cardiac health. Chances will increase with unhealthy living.
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Increased risk of heart disease.
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Regular ingestion of sugar is best known to result in tooth decay, weight gain, and an increased risk of developing chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
cardiovascular disease (atherosclerosis), increased risk of stroke, potential damage to kidneys, potential damage to the heart (enlarged heart, thinning walls, congestive heart failure), increased risk of aneurysm. Other than that, not much.
They include an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.
High blood pressurePhysical inactivityObesity and overweightDiabetes mellitusIncreasing ageGenderFamily historyTobacco smokeHigh blood cholesterolHigh Blood sugarPeople who exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and manage stress are less likely to have heart disease. A healthy lifestyle will offset internal risk factors such as age, gender, family history, and ethnicity. Many ethnic groups, including African Americans, have an increased risk of heart disease.You may find this article on heart disease risk helpful: http://heartdisease.answers.com/risk-factors/heart-disease-risk-101-evaluate-your-risk
Yes, having a poor diet may result in a high risk factor for heart disease or a stroke.
Estrogen deficiency can increase a woman's risk of developing osteoporosis and ischemic heart disease.
In the winter, smokers may be at an increased risk of heart disease due to higher blood pressure and heart rate. http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/heart.htm
It can be. Too much sodium in your diet can raise your blood pressure and put you at an increased risk of heart disease.
Decreases your risk of developing heart disease