2019-06-01_Healthy_Food_Guide_UK_(2)

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HEARTANDCIRCULATORYDISEASE

currentlyaffects3.5millionmeninth

UK,includinganestimated640,

heartattacksurvivors.Heartdisease

causesnearly 160,000deaths a year

aquarterofalldeathsintheUK.

WHO’SATRISK?Thosewhohaveh

bloodpressureorraisedcholesterol

aremorelikelytodevelopheart

disease.Otherfactorsincludehaving

type2 diabetes,beingoverweighto

obese,smoking,a sedentarylifestyle

anda familyhistoryofdeathsfromh

attackbeforeage 65.Havinga waist

measurementof35inormorefor

Asianmenor37inormoreforblack

andwhitemenis also a riskfactor.

SYMPTOMSHighbloodpressure

andraisedcholesterolmaynotshow

anysymptoms,whichis whyit’sso

importanttoknowyourbloodpressu

andcholesterolnumbers.

Sometimespeoplewithblocked

arterieswillsufferfromanginapaini

the chestthatradiatestothejaw,bac

neckandarms,usuallyduringexerci

Ifthisis suspected,youmayhavean

angiogramtesttoseeifanyarteries

blocked. Dependingonthe result, yo

maybe givenstentstokeepthe arte

open.Insomecases,aby-pass

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Men’s health special

JUNE 2019 HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE 19