Главная ⇒ 📕English topics ⇒ The Causes of Heart Diseas

The Causes of Heart Diseas

Heart disease affects so many people that it has become a serious concern for medical science. The heart is a complex organ that is vulnerable to hereditary as well as environmental risks. Scientists identified a number of risk factors associated with heart disease. They grouped these risk factors into major and minor causes.
Major causes are those that have been proven to increase your risk of heart disease. One of the major risk factors is high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke because the heart to work too hard and can damage arteries. Another major cause is high blood cholesterol levels. It is so dangerous because fatty deposits build up in blood vessels and make at greater risk of having a heart attack. Extra cholesterol enters the human body when they eat foods that come from animals (meats, eggs, and dairy products). The leading cause in this group is diabetes. The American Heart Association estimates that

65% of patients with diabetes die of some form of heart disease.
Minor causes are those that some doctor think can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, but their exact role has not been defined. The leader in this group is obesity. Extra weight and poor diet increases chances of developing other risk factors for heart disease, especially high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diabetes. Next cause is having a sedentary lifestyle. Cubicle and home life on the couch is not conducive to health. Exercise burns calories, helps to control cholesterol levels and diabetes, and may lower blood pressure. Exercise also strengthens the heart muscle and makes the arteries more flexible. And third cause is having a Type A personality. It means the person becoming easily stressed, being overly competitive, aggressive, and intense. Stressful situations raise heart rate and blood pressure.
It is never too late or too early begins improving heart health. Some risk factors can be controlled, while others cannot. But, by eliminating risk factors that can change and by properly managing those that cannot control, may greatly reduce risk of heart disease.

(1 votes, average: 5,00 out of 5)

Ice Age — Film Review I’d like to speak about the film called «Ice Age». The director of the film is Chris Wedge. The producers are Christopher Meledandri and Lori Forte. The budget of the...
Easter in Ukraine — Пасха в Украине Easter is the most important holiday of the year. Easter egg is called pysanka. Pysanka shells have been found in archaeological sites from more than 3000 years ago, and many...
Oscar Wilde (2) Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on October 16, 1854. His father was a famous Irish surgeon. His mother was well known in Dublin as a writer of verse and...
Virtual Reality Not long ago computers were considered an amazing invention. Today they form part of our everyday life. The latest thing today is Virtual Reality. A Virtual Reality system can transport...
US Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the USA include the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The regular components are manned by both men and women who make the...
London (11) THE PLACES TO VISIT. London is the capital of England. It is its political and business centre. The heart of London is the City. It is the oldest part of...
Travelling — Путешествие (5) Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to...
Sport in Our Life — Спорт в вашей жизни (1) People all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more organized and better disciplined. It unites people of different classes and...
Moscow — Москва (2) Moscow is the capital of Russian Federation, the biggest state in the World, It is a political, economic, commercial and cultural centre of the country. It is one of the...
Plant Life — Растительный мир The United States is rich in the variety of its native forest trees, some of which, as the species of sequoia, are the most massive known. More than 1,000 species...
William Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist, but also a one of the most successful dramatist...
My Breakfast It is not a secret that our meals influence much on our health and our mood. That’s why I consider breakfast to be the most important meal in the day...
I Want To Be An Economist — Я хочу быть экономистом Looking at the pundits of financial operations of the world, I once realized that what those people do is exactly what I would want to be preoccupied with for the...
Advantages and disadvantages of living in private house Living in detached house has disadvantages and advantages. In my opinion the most important advantage is independence. When you live in detached house you don’t need to worry about what...
Climate and Nature of the USA — Климат и природа США The USA is situated in the central part of the North American Continent. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Pacific Ocean in the west...
British Homes There are 22 million homes in Britain — big homes and small homes, old cottages and new buildings, houses and flats. (Americans say «apartment» but British people say «flat»). Many...
Christmas in Australia — Рождество в Австралии Most Australians have been dreaming of a white Christmas for centuries. But the traditional European Christmas is just a myth for Australians. Santas wearing thick woollen clothes don’t fit with...
My favourite season There are four seasons in a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn. All seasons are good in their own way. Winter, for example, is full of celebrations, presents and snow....
The Importance of Reading — Важность чтения Nowadays, when many sources of information and types of entertainment have appeared (TV and video films, cinema, the Internet), many people do not think reading is necessary. They believe that...
My Foreign Language Teacher — Мой учитель иностранного языка (1) When we first come to school, a teacher meets us and says: «I am going to teach you how to write, to read, and to count.» No matter how many...
English is the Language of Communication «Do you speak English?» — with this phrase begins the conversation between two people, that speak different languages and want to find a common language. It’s very good when you...
Education in Great Britain — Образование в Великобритании (5) Twelve million children attend about 40.000 schools in Britain. Education in Great Britain is compulsory and free for all children between the ages of 5 and 16. There are many...
The Russian Federation — Российская Федерация (2) The largest nation in the world is the Russian Federation. It has an area of 17,075,400 square kilometres, almost twice that of the second largest country Canada. A train 10,000...
Mother’s Day Mother’s Day comes on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when Americans honour their mothers. It is not a national holiday. Mother’s Day is an American national...
Государственное управление. Правительство штатов и муниципальное правительство The governments of the 50 states have structures closely paralleling those of the federal government. Each state has a governor, a legislature and a judiciary. Each state has its own...
Democracy in Great Britain — Демократия в Великобритании (2) Great Britain is one of the biggest and highly developed countries in the world. Britain’s democratic system of government is long established and well tried, and has provided a remarkable...
Environmental Protection — Защита окружающей среды Our planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe, but nowadays it’s the only place where we can live. People always polluted their surroundings. But until now pollution...
Rudyard Kipling — Редьярд Киплинг Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, but educated in England. In 1882, he returned to India, where he worked for Anglo-Indian newspapers. His literary career began in 1886. A...
Why Do We Learn the English Language — Зачем мы изучаем английский язык (2) I am sure every well-educated person should speak English, because it is the language of communication, business, science and culture. English is now the most important and widespread language in...
New Zealand Way of Life — Новозеландский стиль жизни New Zealand have a high standard of living. New Zealanders eat more butter and meat per person than do the people of any other country. The government’s medical program provides...
English Traditions — Английские традиции (1) Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen...
Moscow. History — Москва. История It is not known when Moscow was first settled. The first recorded reference to the town is in an early Russian historical chronicle under the year 1147. At that time,...
My Favourite room — Моя любимая комната We have four rooms in our house. But my favourite one is our study which is the biggest room. It is full of wonderful things: books, pictures, collections of coins,...
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Thomas Jefferson, one of the American Presidents of the past, wasborn in Virginia in 1743. When he was 14 years old, his fatherdied and the young boy was left to...
Kupalle Kupalle celebrate on June 21. It is a traditional and the most loved holiday in Belarus. Kupalle is a pagan summer celebration of fertility in the name of a female...
My Day My every day activities are quite routine. They do not differ much from those of any other pupil of our country. My working day begins at 7 o’clock in the...
Our Flat — Наша квартира 1). We have a nice flat rather far from the centre of the city. 2). It is in a new sixteen-storey high-rise building in Peace Avenue. 3). As there are...
Father’s Day Father’s Day comes on the third Sunday in June. It is not a national holiday on that day. Americans honour their fathers. Many people send their fathers a card or...
Titanic — Титаник «Titanic» was released in 1997. It was directed, written and produced by James Cameron. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. After this film Leonardo DiCaprio’s stage career soared....
Australia — Австралия (2) When we hear the word Australia, we imagine boomerang, kangaroo, crocodiles, snakes, etc. Australia is a vast sub-continental land. It is today an independent member of the Commonwealth, self-governing since...