Sentences with phrase «dying from heart disease increased»

In one study, the risk of dying from heart disease increased by 20 % for people who eat fast food once a week and nearly 80 % for those who eat it four times a week or more.

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But it turns out this widely held notion doesn't stand up to scientific scrutiny: New Danish research has found no evidence that routine checkups increased longevity or reduced the risks of dying from diseases like cancer or heart disease.

Evidence indicates that being overweight in midlife increases the risk of dying from two types of heart disease.

According to the WHO study, fewer women aged 50 years and older in these countries are dying from heart disease, stroke and diabetes than 30 years ago and these health improvements contributed most to increasing women's life expectancy at the age of 50.

Women with type 1 diabetes [1] face a 40 % increased excess risk of death from all causes [2], and have more than twice the risk of dying from heart disease, compared to men with type 1 diabetes, a large meta - analysis involving more than 200 000 people with type 1 diabetes published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has found.

TUESDAY, November 22, 2011 (Health.com)-- People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart - related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, according to a new study that followed nearly 30,000 people for more than four years.

Each additional hour spent in front of the TV increased the risk of dying from heart disease by 18 % and the overall risk of death by 11 %, according to the study, which was published today on the website of Circulation, an American Heart Association jouheart disease by 18 % and the overall risk of death by 11 %, according to the study, which was published today on the website of Circulation, an American Heart Association jouHeart Association journal.

People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart - related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, according to a new study that followed nearly 30,000 people for more than four years.

Living together with a cigarette smoker increases the chance of dying from lung cancer and heart disease, and in children smoke exposure increase the severity of the intensity of asthma attacks and leads to in excess of 750,000 middle ear infections, as reported by the American Cancer Society.

Ironically, this means that statins, which many people take because they want to protect their heart, are actually quite likely to increase their risk of dying from heart disease.

Recent studies show regular napping may increase alertness and lessen the chance of dying from heart disease.

High cortisol levels, which are particularly stressful for the heart, increase the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by five-fold, even among people with no previous risk factors for heart disease.

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

Despite these changes in risk factors for heart disease, men who had three heart risk factors in middle age had a threefold higher risk of dying from heart disease and a twofold increased risk of dying from other causes, compared with men with none of these risk factors, the study found.

Prostate cancer patients had a 28 percent higher relative chance of having a fatal heart attack and a 21 percent increased chance of dying from heart disease.