You can control many health risk factors that contribute to problems later on. Those factors include your overall eating plan and how actively you live your life. February is Heart Month and keeping a healthy heart is a goal we all should strive to achieve.
Heart disease is America s number one killer.
One in four Americans has some form of cardiovascular disease, accounting for more than 45 percent of deaths annually in the United States many of which are preventable. Don t think that men are more at risk than women. Women s risks for heart disease actually parallel those of men but seven to 10 years later in life. As preventive medicine Eat a diet low in fat. Reduce your fat intake to no more than 30 percent of your total calories a day.