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Cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular health
The scale of the issue
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is Europe’s number one killer responsible for 54% of all deaths in women and 43% of all deaths in men1. In Europe alone, CVD is responsible for the deaths of 4.35 million people annually2 and costs the EU economy €192 billion Euros per year3.
A role for diet and lifestyle
Cardiovascular disease is a multi-factorial disease with a wide variety of risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and high serum cholesterol. Heredity plays a role in coronary heart disease and stroke, but both are largely influenced by lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity and smoking.
