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The population of the UK includes more than 4.5million people of South Asian descent, most of whom are first or second generation migrants originating from the Indian subcontinent.
South Asians living in the UK (Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis & Sri Lankans) have a higher premature death rate from coronary heart disease (CHD) than the UK average.
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Optimism and Your Heart: How Being Happy Can Protect You Against Heart Disease
by: Lucy MacDonald
Take a few seconds to close your eyes and imagine that you are putting a slice of lemon into your mouth and chewing on it. Did your mouth water? This is just one example of how the mind […]
A heart attack is a sudden serious medical condition in which someone’s heart stops working, causing them great pain. It is the most common of the heart diseases and occurs when blood flow to the heart and part of it is blocked, often by a blood clot, which is a thick almost solid mass formed […]
Four Primary Reasons Why the “Mediterranean Diet” Promotes Heart Health
Introduction
The term “Mediterranean Diet,” while widely in use in the 21st century, actually is something of a misnomer. In reality, there is not a diet regimen that is common to all of the countries of the Mediterranean region. With that said, there is some […]
Coronary heart disease and heart attack like heart infarction can in great extend be prevented by lifestyle measures.
? THE DIRECT CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE
The direct causes of coronary heart disease and heart attack are factors like these:
- Narrowing of blood vessels in the heart and the rest of the body by arteriosclerosis. […]
Heart disease is a very common disease which is affecting approximately around more than 7% of the population. The most common from of heart disease is known as arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis form of heart disease usually leads to heart attack in the patient. This form of heart disease is characterized by a sudden process where the […]
Many people, when they hear the term “heart disease“, easily think that it’s a man’s disease. But, the truth of the matter is, heart disease affects women the way it affects men. It’s not just a man’s thing. In fact, such disease is considered throughout the world as the number one killer of women, contrary […]