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What is the leading/main cause of heart disease in the u.s.?
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Heart disease: The top causes of atherosclerotic heart disease are smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and blood vessel inflammation. The more of these that a person has, the higher likelihood that they will develop heart disease.
Answered 3/7/2018
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Bad Habits: The majority of heart disease is a result of poor eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle, possibly poor stress management & smoking or tobacco. In addition, genetics plays a role, as well as under treated hypertension, diabetes, and high bad cholesterol. Uncontrollable risk factors for heart disease include age (older), and gender (male). See PCP for risk factor screening and treatment.
Answered 7/7/2014
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