CDC REPORTS OVER 200,000 NEEDLESS DEATHS IN 2010 FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Nicholas Garlow with HHS HealthBeat.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest estimates tell a sad tale: in 2010, more than 200,000 people died of cardiovascular disease – notably under age 75 – but didn’t have to. Their conditions could have been prevented or treated.

Researcher Linda Schieb notes that healthy living can help people reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease:

“If they do smoke, they should stop smoking, increase their physical activity to two and half hours per week, eat a healthy diet, and maintain a healthy weight.”

People can have risk factors like high blood pressure or cholesterol, and not know it, so an annual check-up can help.

The analysis is in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Nicholas Garlow.