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Heart Disease-Commonly Found

Men are at a greater risk of getting heart disease but women after menopause. If your family members have it you are most likely to get it, especially if a parent developed it at an early age. Heart disease is commonly found in smokers, if you have a poor diet, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels, if you have diabetes, if you are obese, physical inactivity, high stress, and poor hygiene. That is what causes heart disease.

High stress- unrelieved stress in your life can damage your arteries and can worsen other risk factors for heart disease. Poor diet- if your diet is high salt, fat, and cholesterol. It can contribute to the development of heart disease. Smoking- Nicotine constricts your blood vessels. And the carbon monoxide can also damage the inner lining of the blood vessels. High blood pressure- your arteries can become hard and thick and it narrows the vessels that the blood flows through because of uncontrolled high blood pressure. High blood cholesterol levels-can increase the risk of formation of plaques. and plaques are caused by bad cholesterol. Diabetes- increase the risk of heart disease. same risk factors as high blood pressure and obesity.