New Delhi, March 05, 2019: Even a passive observer would have a hard time ignoring the growing health crisis in the United States.
Sure, you hear and see plenty about how to get in shape – eat healthy, exercise, take time to reduce your stress. The reality is that our lifestyles are slowing killing us, at rates far greater than other developed countries.
The situation is especially concerning when it comes to heart disease.
Consider for a minute the following numbers:
- From statistics provided by the American College of Cardiology, in 2015, 22% of all male deaths and 21% of all female deaths were the result of poor diet.
- According to the CDC, 2016’s leading cause of death in the US was heart disease, claiming 635,000 lives.
- Heart disease accounts for $1 billion a day in health care costs and lost productivity in the US.
- Based on American Heart Association data, at the beginning of 2018, in the US a stroke kills an individual roughly every four minutes.
While certain races and age groups may possess higher risk factors, heart disease does not discriminate, affecting people of all races and from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Read more
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
