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.
