By Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC, Blogfinger.net.
The Washington Post (2/24 ) says, “Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and accounted for 941,652 deaths in 2022, according to a report [PDF] published by the American Heart Association.”
In the U.S. “in 2022, heart disease and stroke killed more people than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths.” According to the report, “coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death attributable to cardiovascular disease (39.5%), followed by stroke (17.6%), other cardiovascular diseases (17%), hypertensive diseases (14%), heart failure (9.3%) and diseases of the arteries (2.6%).” The Post says that “more people died of cardiovascular causes in 2022 than 2021, when there were 931,578 cardiovascular deaths, according to the report.”
Blogfinger.net: Most of the information found in our book is still relevant including the theme that “prevention does work.” Nutrition is key, and Eileen Goldfinger wrote 36 original heart healthy recipes with an emphasis on seafood preparation. Click on the book below to read the blurb.
And here is a link to a prior post about nutrition and heart disease based on an article from the New England Journal of Medicine.
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