Heart Disease
In 2012 heart disease was the biggest cause of death in the UK - killing 15.6% men (1 in 6) and 10.3% (1 in 10) women. So anything you can do to help your heart out - eating healthily is a good start - will increase your longevity.
This section will maintain key information and medical advancements relating to heart disease - how to prevent it and what treatments are available.
Resources
NHS heart age calculator - https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/nhs-health-check/Pages/check-your-heart-age-tool.aspx
Recent News
Unsurprisingly, butter is not the new butter
NutritionFacts.org - 30-Jan-2019Is Butter Really Back? The short answer is... NO!
Read more...Low dose aspirin benefits counterbalanced by bleeding risk
NHS - 23-Jan-2019People without cardiovascular disease do not benefit overall
Read more...Wrinkled forehead linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease
Independent - 26-Aug-2018People with deep wrinkles may be at up to 10 times more risk of death due to heart disease
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