British Just Cut Heart Attack Deaths in Half

Why Did Britain Do So Well?

It pays to look at the CDC's risk factors for heart disease. They are

• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Cigarette smoking
• Overweight and obesity
• Poor diet
• Physical inactivity
• Alcohol use

How many of these are impacted by lifestyle? Most. How have they been tackled in Britain?

The British Just Cut Heart Attack Deaths 

in Half. So Why Didn't Americans Notice?

The most common form of death just got cut 50%.

Published on February 16, 2012 by Matthew J. Edlund, M.D. in The Power of Rest

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-rest/201202/the-british-just-cut-heart-attack-deaths-in-half-so-why-didnt-americans-n