PREVENTION
Healthy Eating
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. By choosing to eat a healthy diet you can prevent cardiovascular disease and associated complications
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Daily exercise
You do not have to be a performance sportsman to reduce your cardiovascular risk. Physical activity contributes to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease
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Weight control
Long-term physical activities can lower your blood pressure and help control your weight.
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RISK
FACTORS
Cholesterol
The presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood is one of the major cardiovascular risk factors and, at the same time, increases the chances of heart disease.
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Obesity
If you are overweight, the place on the body where the excess fat is stored can affect your risk of suffering from heart disease.
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About smoking
Smoking increases twice the risk of myocardial infarction and 10 times the risk of lung cancer!
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Glycemia
Glycemia is the blood glucose concentration. Body self-regulation mechanisms keep blood glycemia relatively constant at values of about one gram of glucose per liter.
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Hypertension
The normal blood pressure level is about 120mmHg (systolic) and 80mmHg (diastolic).