Risk Factors

The Risk Factors: There are many risk factors linked and caused by cardiovascular disease some include- aging, sex, family history, smoking, poor diet, high blood pressure, cholesterol, stress, diabetes, obesity, and poor hygiene. Risk factors such as genetics or family history are things that you cannot change. Although it can’t be changed you can certainly fix your environment to help out. Things that you can change, if you notice you do these things, it is never too late to change your diet or hygienal problems. Eating right and exercising regularly will help you in the long run fix against heart disease.
Cholesterol:
The waxy substance that is in lipids and can be found in you blood is known as cholesterol. There are three types of cholesterol: Low density lipoprotein (LDL), Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), and High density lipoprotein (HDL). Not all cholesterol is bad, in fact low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is considered the bad type of cholesterol. Too much cholesterol is bad for you it may cause a build up in your arteries that can lead to a heart attack or a stroke. High cholesterol or hypercholesterolemia is due to abnormal levels of low density lipoproteins or high density lipoproteins. Reaching the optimal level of cholesterol is desirable. Usually around 200 mg/DL or less is considered normal, while …show more content…
Atherosclerosis can be caused by smoking, hypertension, and diabetes. Family history is a top risk factor, so can smoking, diabetes; most of the symptoms can be risk factors as well. The symptoms develop gradually, they include: chest pain, numbness in extremities, slurred speech, dropping facial muscles. Those are only a few of many symptoms. The effects depends on which artery is blocked, coronary and carotid artery disease, aneurysms, heart attack, stroke are effects of having a buildup of