However, in a previous whole - genome study of the Tyrolean Iceman, a 5,300 - year - old glacier mummy from the Alps,
an increased risk for coronary heart disease was detected.
The remains of the Iceman have undergone extensive analysis, however for the purposes of this paper the most intriguing finding was that the Iceman showed a strong genetic predisposition for
increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).
Weight cycling in the normal - weight women was also associated with a 66 percent
increased risk for coronary heart disease deaths.
More than five missing teeth
increased the risk for coronary heart disease events and myocardial infarctions as much as 140 %.
A poor lipid profile
increases your risk for coronary heart disease.
Even if your 10 - year risk score isn't high, metabolic syndrome will
increase your risk for coronary heart disease over time.
Not exact matches
In case you missed it, a recent landmark study published in the peer reviewed International Journal of Epidemiology found that
risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, total cardiovascular
disease and death other than from cancer was reduced with each 200g a day
increase in fruit and vegetables up to 800g a day, and 600g a day
for cancer.
According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke by two to four times and raises the risk of lung cancer by around 25
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking
increases the
risk of
coronary heart disease and stroke by two to four times and raises the risk of lung cancer by around 25
disease and stroke by two to four times and raises the
risk of lung cancer by around 25 times.
«Our results indicate that the
risk of cardiovascular
disease, including
coronary heart disease and stroke, was
increased after hospital admission
for sepsis or pneumonia,» said lead author Dr. Cecilia Bergh, an affiliated researcher at Örebro University.
This type of «weight cycling» was also linked to a 66 %
increased risk for death related to
coronary heart disease in those women.
It's because they contain trans fatty acids which are known to have negative consequences
for the health of the
heart — they are associated with
increased risk of
coronary artery
disease, and also diabetes type 2.
There is no significant evidence
for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an
increased risk of
coronary heart disease, stroke, or cardiovascular
disease [1].
The authors concluded, «there is no significant evidence
for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an
increased risk of CHD (
coronary heart disease) or CVD (cardiovascular
disease).
Moreover, high blood pressure
increases the
risk for a variety of cardiovascular
diseases, including stroke,
coronary artery
disease,
heart failure, and peripheral vascular
disease.
''... there is no significant evidence
for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an
increased risk of CHD [
coronary heart disease] or CVD [stroke and cardiovascular
disease].»
For example, one study found that sleeping too little (less than six hours) or too much (more than nine hours)
increased the
risk of
coronary heart disease in women.
If the re-conversion of homocysteine into L - methionine is sidestepped,
risk factors
for arteriosclerotic vascular
disease, anemia, venous thrombosis,
coronary heart disease, and cancer
increase.
The long - term consumption of a diet with a relatively high GL (adjusted
for total energy) is associated with an
increased risk of type 2 diabetes and
coronary heart disease (9).
In addition, long - term stress can
increase the
risk for diabetes, ulcers, osteoporosis, certain cancers,
heart attack, stroke and
coronary artery
disease.
It showed that every 5 - point elevation in blood homocysteine levels resulted in a 20 %
increase risk for the development of
coronary heart disease.
There are numerous tests that are shown to be more important markers of an
increased risk of
coronary artery
disease than cholesterol.There are many causes and
risk factors
for heart disease, including inflammation, high cholesterol, low testosterone, low thyroid, low estrogen, hypertension, high lipoprotein A, insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, high homocystine, nutritional deficiencies and excessive oxidation, to name a few.
That may not only be distressing
for some women, but dangerous: A Harvard Medical School study published in the December 1998 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association found that abdominal fat was strongly associated with an
increased risk of
coronary heart disease.
One study reported a 24 %
increase in
coronary heart disease in Finnish postmenopausal women using calcium supplements (with or without vitamin D) compared with non - users.37 Non-fatal myocardial infarction in US men using calcium supplements compared with non-users did not
increase significantly, although the relative
risk for each fifth of supplement intake ranged between 1.02 and 1.07.38
Conclusions and Relevance A genetic predisposition to higher waist - to - hip ratio adjusted
for body mass index was associated with
increased risk of type 2 diabetes and
coronary heart disease.
A genetic predisposition to higher waist - to - hip ratio adjusted
for body mass index was associated with
increased risk of type 2 diabetes and
coronary heart disease.
Meta - analyses examining the relationship between coffee intake and
risk of
coronary heart disease have observed a positive association among case - control studies but not among prospective cohort studies.1, 2 According to the most recent meta - analysis, 1 the pooled case - control data show a 60 %
increased risk for drinking 5 cups / d.
For every 5 % increase of calories from PUFA the relative risk of coronary heart disease dropped for 10
For every 5 %
increase of calories from PUFA the relative
risk of
coronary heart disease dropped
for 10
for 10 %.
If you have high cholesterol, you are at
increased risk for stroke,
coronary heart disease (which can lead to a
heart attack) and other adverse medical conditions.