What can lead to coronary heart disease?

Lots of things: Among the more preventable causes of heart disease are smoking, being overweight, type 2 diabetes, poor exercise and eating habits, high cholesterol and excessive alcohol intake. If you have a family history of heart disease then you need to be especially careful to manage these risk factors. The american heart association has some great resources at www.Heart.Org.

Risk factors: Smoking, diabetes, hypertension, improper diet, stress, inherited factors, lack of exercise, lipid abnormalities. These are all risk factors for getting coronary disease. Modifying them can prevent you from getting the disease.