Cardiovascular disease or CVD is a condition in which the blood vessels become blocked. In the United States, about 610,000 people die of heart disease every year from cardiovascular disease. It is the leading cause of death in both men and women. It is thought of as a “man’s disease” which it is not. The same amount of both men and women die from heart disease a year. There are four risk factors are the strongest predictors of heart failure: hypertension, chronic kidney disease, being overweight, and having low levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Three-fourths of African-Americans who develop heart failure have high blood pressure by age 40. It is one of the number one killer in African American compared to any other race. Americans. African
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Physical activity regulates your weight and improves your body’s use of insulin. Keeping active is useful for your blood pressure, the health of your blood vessels and inflammation, which is a influential promoter of cardiovascular disease. African American have a higher risk of heart disease because of their lack of exercise. Studies show that doing more than two hours of moderate physical activity or an hour of vigorous physical activity every week will reduce your risk of heart disease by 30%. If you keep active the evidence suggests that this may lower risk of premature death compared to inactive people with no risk factors for heart disease. The prevalence of inactivity was highest among African American girls (26.7%) compared to Hispanic girls (21.3%), and Caucasian girls (13.7%). Not only was African American girls being highest but African American boys as well (12.3%), Hispanic boys (10.7%), and Caucasian boys (8. 5%).Before age 50, African-Americans' heart failure rate is 20 times higher than that of Caucasians, according to the study. Therefore, having low physical inactivity increases African American chance of having heart …show more content…
Income and education help reduce risk for heart disease in African-Americans. Researchers finding where that education and income had a strong influence on risk for heart disease, especially in women and younger adults. Women with lower income had a greater risk of heart attack compared to women who had a higher income. Lower levels of education and income in adults under 50 more than tripled cardiovascular risk, compared to a 90% increase in cardiovascular risk in older adults. They also found that income had a stronger influence on cardiovascular risk than education in African-Americans. Having a lower income causes some Americans to not have insurance to go see a health care physician. African-Americans often have less access to health care than other racial groups. According to the American Heart Association, evidence suggests African American adults are far more likely to be admitted to the hospital for heart failure than Caucasian adults. With having a lack of access to health care because of income purposes they are not able to have knowledge about CVD and their risk factors. Knowing your risk factors of having heart disease is very important especially African Americans. Some African Americans have a lack of knowledge of what heart disease is and how it affects them. Many do not realize that you can get CVD at a young age and if you have a family history of CVD they are more likely to have it as well. Even if
Physical activity regulates your weight and improves your body’s use of insulin. Keeping active is useful for your blood pressure, the health of your blood vessels and inflammation, which is a influential promoter of cardiovascular disease. African American have a higher risk of heart disease because of their lack of exercise. Studies show that doing more than two hours of moderate physical activity or an hour of vigorous physical activity every week will reduce your risk of heart disease by 30%. If you keep active the evidence suggests that this may lower risk of premature death compared to inactive people with no risk factors for heart disease. The prevalence of inactivity was highest among African American girls (26.7%) compared to Hispanic girls (21.3%), and Caucasian girls (13.7%). Not only was African American girls being highest but African American boys as well (12.3%), Hispanic boys (10.7%), and Caucasian boys (8. 5%).Before age 50, African-Americans' heart failure rate is 20 times higher than that of Caucasians, according to the study. Therefore, having low physical inactivity increases African American chance of having heart …show more content…
Income and education help reduce risk for heart disease in African-Americans. Researchers finding where that education and income had a strong influence on risk for heart disease, especially in women and younger adults. Women with lower income had a greater risk of heart attack compared to women who had a higher income. Lower levels of education and income in adults under 50 more than tripled cardiovascular risk, compared to a 90% increase in cardiovascular risk in older adults. They also found that income had a stronger influence on cardiovascular risk than education in African-Americans. Having a lower income causes some Americans to not have insurance to go see a health care physician. African-Americans often have less access to health care than other racial groups. According to the American Heart Association, evidence suggests African American adults are far more likely to be admitted to the hospital for heart failure than Caucasian adults. With having a lack of access to health care because of income purposes they are not able to have knowledge about CVD and their risk factors. Knowing your risk factors of having heart disease is very important especially African Americans. Some African Americans have a lack of knowledge of what heart disease is and how it affects them. Many do not realize that you can get CVD at a young age and if you have a family history of CVD they are more likely to have it as well. Even if