Influence of Cardiovascular Diseases on Health Practices

Document Type:Case Study

Subject Area:Health Care

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Human behavior is of importance when considering the level of health of an individual and the prevention of diseases. The state of an individual health can also be determined by the genetic inheritance from their parents, in addition, access to quality care and the environment in general i. e. water and housing are very important considerations when it comes to human health condition. Cardiovascular diseases are disorders that involve the cardiovascular system- heart and blood vessels. In addition, saturated fats are increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. High carbohydrate diet in America is of major concern when it comes to cardiovascular disease prevention. Geissler and Powers claim that, “Most food in United States is processed and no consumption of whole grain food, which lowers the release of sugars- carbohydrates in the body” (Geissler & Powers, 2017).

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High intake of above substances leads to obesity which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In the United States for, instance, obesity has increased with the increase in food processing over the last century and right now 37. To add on the living standard of the population, the low-income earners find it difficult to buy nutritious food such as fruits and fish which contains omega 3 fats, which are important to cardiovascular health. Further, personal health practice is a decision making that serves as a measure to prevent and manage cardiovascular diseases. This includes behavior such as diet and exercise. Factors such as high cholesterol intake, smoking, high salt intake, smoking are behaviors that have shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Long time of inactivity is another factor that increases obesity and later increases chances of cardiovascular diseases. 6 billion was used in 2011 to treat and manage cardiovascular related diseases. Factors That Have Affected the prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Primarily, sports and exercise play a big role in influencing the level of cardiovascular diseases. Besides, statistics show that the number of individuals in the USA who have adopted daily exercise has increased tremendously in the recent years. For instance, from 2003-2015, there was 19. 5% increase in the number of people who adopted daily exercise. Radiation, for example, has shown to increase the rate of mutation which in one way or the other increase genetic cardiovascular diseases. Other factors are environmental pollutions such as toxins which affect the prothrombin response and the heart rates.

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