Heart Disease Killing Young Women
Heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, has been an escalating issue for decades. In recent years an increase in preventative medications and treatments has aided this issue, allowing the death rate for clogged arteries to drastically reduce for women and men over 45. While this news is great to hear, there is another trend emerging: a higher death rate due to heart disease for women between the ages of 35 to 45.
Heart disease is caused by varying factors, including genetics, but is highly contributed to a diet high in fat and cholesterol. After years of bad eating habits, fat and plaque clog the arteries, making it difficult for the arteries to feed blood to the heart. After years of build-up the arteries can harden and oftentimes results in coronary artery disease and heart attacks. In the United States alone, nearly 700,000 Americans die of heart disease each year, with roughly 500,000 of the deaths resulting from coronary artery disease.
While over 93 percent of these deaths occur after the age of 55, new research shows that more and more young women are developing cardiovascular disease at an earlier age. Although the percentage of young women with heart disease is still relatively low compared to older adults and men, the numbers are steadily climbing, causing concern in the medical community.
Cancer is the most worried about disease in younger women, causing young women to believe that heart attacks and coronary artery disease is a disease afflicting older males. While the numbers still show that to be true, women should be aware that nausea, heart palpitations, fatigue and chest pain are the most common signs of a heart attack, which can easily be mistaken for anxiety related issues that are treated with anti-depressants. Women are also at a higher risk rate if they smoke, take birth control pills, lead a non-active lifestyle and eat foods high in cholesterol.
The medical community states that these statistics only show an increase of 100 more American women between the ages of 35 and 55 dying of heart disease each year than in previous years, but worries that if this statistic keeps climbing there could be a serious change in heart disease trends.
It is recommended that women exercise daily, eat fresh fruits and vegetables and stop smoking if they are to reverse this climbing trend.
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Heart disease is caused by varying factors, including genetics, but is highly contributed to a diet high in fat and cholesterol. After years of bad eating habits, fat and plaque clog the arteries, making it difficult for the arteries to feed blood to the heart. After years of build-up the arteries can harden and oftentimes results in coronary artery disease and heart attacks. In the United States alone, nearly 700,000 Americans die of heart disease each year, with roughly 500,000 of the deaths resulting from coronary artery disease.
While over 93 percent of these deaths occur after the age of 55, new research shows that more and more young women are developing cardiovascular disease at an earlier age. Although the percentage of young women with heart disease is still relatively low compared to older adults and men, the numbers are steadily climbing, causing concern in the medical community.
Cancer is the most worried about disease in younger women, causing young women to believe that heart attacks and coronary artery disease is a disease afflicting older males. While the numbers still show that to be true, women should be aware that nausea, heart palpitations, fatigue and chest pain are the most common signs of a heart attack, which can easily be mistaken for anxiety related issues that are treated with anti-depressants. Women are also at a higher risk rate if they smoke, take birth control pills, lead a non-active lifestyle and eat foods high in cholesterol.
The medical community states that these statistics only show an increase of 100 more American women between the ages of 35 and 55 dying of heart disease each year than in previous years, but worries that if this statistic keeps climbing there could be a serious change in heart disease trends.
It is recommended that women exercise daily, eat fresh fruits and vegetables and stop smoking if they are to reverse this climbing trend.
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