Age
Matters
A high blood cholesterol level puts you at greater risk
for heart disease at any age, but is especially true if
you are young. The magic number for total
cholesterol level is below 200 mg/dl. There are many
causes of high blood cholesterol, so if yours is high,
you should find out the cause from your doctor. Do you
know what your blood cholesterol level is?
Equal
Opportunity
Is
your BMI in the Healthy Range? Find Out...Until the age of 50, men have a
higher risk of heart disease than women. After
menopause, women suffer from heart attack at the same
rate as men because their protective hormones are no
longer present. Family history, smoking, exercise, extra
body fat, and diet habits all play a role in lowering or
raising your risk of heart disease. Luckily, you can
control many of these risk factors by making positive
changes to your lifestyle.
