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(Posted November 13, 2008) "..."Western" diet — high in fried foods, salty snacks, eggs, and meat — increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) globally and accounts for about 30% of the population-attributable risk...."; "Diets heavy in fried foods, salty snacks and meat account for about 35 percent of heart attacks globally...; People who ate more fruits and vegetables had a 30 percent lower risk of heart attack compared to people who ate little or none of these foods...."; "...major risk factors for coronary heart disease, such as smoking, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and lack of exercise are modifiable."; "Tobacco use is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, killing "a third to a half of all those who use it", according to the WHO. It contributes to deaths from ischaemic heart disease, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which numbered 5.4 million in 2004."; "Tobacco companies adjusted menthol levels in cigarettes to get adolescents hooked...." "Tobacco use causes more deaths each year than alcohol use, car crashes, suicide, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), homicide, and illegal drug use combined,"; "Tobacco use caused 2.4 million cases of cancer in the United States from 1999 to 2004....";...is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States and the most prominent cause of cancer,"; ...causes a third of the cancers in America."; "...smoking makes you old before your time. Never-smokers lived longer than heavy smokers, and their extra years were of better quality,....; for the best health-related quality of life, the habit should not be started at all,...." "...adult male smokers lost approximately 13.2 years of their lives and female smokers lost 14.5 years of their lives because of smoking." "Smoking in middle age is associated with memory deficit and decline in reasoning abilities,".... "Although smoking cessation has major and immediate health benefits for men and women of all ages, the researchers note, the benefit is greater the earlier in life a person quits. They suggest that people who stop smoking before the age of 35 years have a life expectancy that is similar to nonsmokers." "Tobacco use kills 438,000 people prematurely every year, including 38,000 people who breathe only secondhand smoke...."; "Breathing secondhand smoke can cause heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults and increases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, middle-ear disease and exacerbations of asthma in children.... No level of secondhand smoke exposure is safe...."; "Reduced exposure to second-hand smoke after cigarettes were banned in bars, restaurants, and other public places was linked to a marked drop in hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome...."; "Although quitting smoking and lowering BP [blood pressure] are both crucial for prevention of CVD [cardiovascular disease], combining the 2 could be expected to have extra beneficial effect on preventing hemorrhagic stroke,"; "... in addition to preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes and coronary heart disease, an overall healthy lifestyle is associated with a significantly decreased risk for stroke."; "Strokes that occurred among the most physically active individuals were 2.54 times more likely to be mild and half as likely to leave victims impaired compared with those in the lowest exercise quartile,..."; "A person's odds of suffering a stroke might be significantly reduced by maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle, which includes not smoking, exercising daily, consuming a healthy diet, drinking alcohol in moderation and maintaining a healthy weight,.... people with these five healthy lifestyle habits (not smoking; maintaining a normal body weight (body mass index less than 25); exercising 30 minutes or more each day; taking a multivitamin for at least five years; drinking alcohol in moderation (one-half to one drink a day for women and one-half to two drinks a day for men) and eating a healthy diet, with an emphasis on high amounts of fruits and vegetables, cereal fiber, chicken and fish, nuts, legumes and low amounts of trans and saturated fats) had about an 80 percent lower risk of ischemic stroke compared to people with none of the healthy habits."; "In patients with coronary artery disease, aerobic training (AT) combined with resistance training (RT) improves many outcomes...." "Adults should aim to get in 2 1/2 hours of exercise a week and children should run and play for at least an hour a day...."

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