We all know that one of the most important organ in our body aside from our brain is of course our heart. It works 24 hours a day beating at around 60 to 100 beats per minute. The moment it stops even for just a few minutes, it may lead to death.
It is very important to take care of our heart so as to insure that we will not suffer diseases that could lead to an untimely death of a person. There are certain risk factors for heart disease. Some of them are uncontrollable and some are controllable. By knowing these risks, we can somehow prevent if not minimize the risk of having heart problems.
The following are considered risk factors for heart diseases:
- smoking
- lack of exercise
- intake of fatty foods (bad cholesterol)
- obesity or overweight
- hypertension or high blood pressure
- diabetis
- stress
- birth control pills
- excessive coffee intake
