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Myths And Facts On Heart Disease

            
            
             Those medicines for cholesterol will mess up your liver.
            
             "I'll know when it's time to stop smoking . I'll do it when I start to cough or get short of breath.".
              MYTH# 3:.
             "My blood pressure (or cholesterol, or blood sugar) is running good on these pills, so I can stop them now.".
             MYTH# 4:.
             "That pain can't be from my heart . . . it isn't severe enough" (or "it doesn't go to my left arm", or "it's just indigestion", or any number of others).
              MYTH #5:.
             "Exercise may help you lose weight and look good, but you won't live any longer.".
              MYTH #6 :.
             "I just pop a couple of multivitamins a day. That's all you need.".
              MYTH # 7:.
             "Those nitroglycerin pills are dangerous!".
              MYTH #8 :.
             "That food has no cholesterol. It's OK.".
              MYTH # 9:.
             A few drinks every day are good for you.
              MYTH # 10:.
             "Women don't get heart disease" or "I'm too young to have a heart attack".
             Facts About Heart Disease.
             FACT# 1:.
             7 million Americans suffer from Coronary Heart Disease.
             FACT# 2:.
             CHD is the number 1 killer for both men and women.
             FACT# 3:.
             500,000 Americans die of heart attacks cause by CHD each year.
             FACT# 4:.
             Over 57 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease.
             FACT# 5:.
             41.8% of all deaths in the United States (1 out of every 2.4) are caused by cardiovascular disease.
             FACT# 6:.
             On average, someone dies of cardiovascular disease every 33 seconds in the United States. .
             FACT# 7:.
             According to the National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy in the United States would increase by almost 10 years if all forms of major cardiovascular disease were eliminated.
             FACT# 8:.
             While the death rate from stroke has declined, stroke is still the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. .
             FACT# 9:.
             Nearly one-fifth of deaths from cardiovascular diseases are attributable to smoking.
             FACT# 10:.
             Although the number of smokers declined by about 40% between 1965 and 1993 in the United States, 3000 people become new smokers everyday.


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