LOSE WEIGHT FOR A HEALTHIER HEART
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Obesity Continues to Rise
The aim of this article is to support you to place your attention on your heart health.? According to the British Heart Foundation, there are over 7 million people in the United Kingdom living with heart and circulatory diseases.?
Obesity is a chronic condition and a major risk factor for heart diesease. Sadly, obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions in the UK. The latest statistics shared on the GOV.UK website, in November 2022, identifies that 63.8% of adults aged 18 and over were overweight or living with obesity.?
The number of obese men, women and children living in England continues to rise. In fact, a survey, published in December 2022, found that men are more likely than women to be overweight or obese (68.6% of men, 59.0% of women).
The British Heart Foundation offers a wide range of resources and information to support the reduction of obesity among adults. However, the figures for 2021/22 suggests that the situation is getting worse. The NHS Digital National Child Measurement Programme published data shows that 10.1% of reception age children (age 4-5) were obese in 2021/22, with a further 12.1% classified as overweight.
Due to rising rates of obesity, life expectancy for the average man or woman in the United Kingdom could decrease by two to five years over the next few decades unless major efforts are made to slow down the rising rates of obesity.
What’s more, obesity is a risk factor for heart disease and other serious health complications:
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A Likely Trigger for Heart Disease
Obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure are a common grouping of risk factors for people with heart disease. Managing all these risk factors will help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
What You Can Do Today
The 2023 death registration summary statistics for England and Wales identifies that the leading cause of death among males was coronary heart diseases.? These are heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries.
Being overweight or obese represents a preventable cause of death. ?In 2012, Clinical Scientist, Joseph A. Knight’s paper on physical inactivity: associated diseases and disorders, points out that about 65% of the major causes of death are lifestyle related.
If you feel you need to make some lifestyle changes, there are many things you can do to get your weight under control and to help manage your risk for heart disease:
In the meantime, if you’re busy woman who is looking for the best foods for your heart health, plus lots of tips for your exercise & diet plan.
You are invited to get instant access to Day 1 of my 5 Day email series: 21 Steps to Maintaining a Healthy Heart: A Practical Action Plan Designed for the Modern Woman.
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7 个月we all need to exercise more look at our diets and think more constructively about our health thanks for sharing Vanessa
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