what are the risks for developing a heart disease?

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• Pugliese

  
  
  There are many risk factors that are known nowadays for developing a heart disease. Among the major risk factors are: Being a male, being over 50 years of age, smoking, consuming alcohol, doing no physical activity, being obese, having hypertension (chronic high blood pressure), being diabetic and having a family history of heart disease (in first degree relatives). Also a high cholesterol diet is known to increase chance of atherosclerosis, a process that happens in the blood vessels and can cause heart attack.

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• Courson

  
  
  First of all, you have a higher risk to develop a heart disease if you are suffering from other medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and high levels of blood cholesterol/fat. In addition, there is a higher risk in different age and sex groups: men over 50 are known to have increased chances of developing heart disease, people with a family history of heart disease have increased risk, and other behavioral factors are also known to play a role: smoking, drinking alcohol and not exercising enough. It is important to do whatever is possible in order to control these risk factors to decrease the chances of developing a heart condition.

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