Most women think of heart disease as a man's disease.
However the latest statistics show that more women than men in Illinois died of cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease. And coronary heart disease kills about five times as many women as does breast cancer, the disease women fear the most. The seminar will cover the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and will show how dietary factors influence blood cholesterol levels. Participants will learn ideas for selecting heart-friendly foods and will be encouraged to prepare low fat meals. Carol C. Schlitt, University of Illinois Extension Educator in Nutrition and Wellness will be the instructor.