Besides increasing the risks of kidney disease, blindness, nerve and blood vessel damage, diabetes also seriously increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In fact, more than 80 percent of people with diabetes die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease. Part of the reason for this is that diabetes affects cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Despite the different measures that may be taken to control glucose levels, as a contributing risk factor for heart disease, diabetes cannot be changed. Obesity - People who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke even if they have no other risk factors.
Excess weight is unhealthy because it increases the strain on the heart.
It's linked with coronary heart disease mainly because it influences blood pressure and blood cholesterol and can lead to diabetes. Recent evidence indicates that how fat is distributed on the body may affect the risk of coronary heart disease. For women it's 0.8. This means that a man's waist measurement should not exceed his hip measurement, and a woman's waist measurement should not be more than 80 percent of her hip measurement. Individual Response to Stress - It's almost impossible to define and measure someone's level of emotional stress.