MEN! even more reason to keep it up

jetscreaminagain

If you are a man under 45 and don't already have a risk factor for heart disease, keep exercising and eating right so you don't gain a risk factor. Apparently only 5% of men get to age 45 to 55 without a heart disease risk factor in America (!!!), but those that do make it to 45 without a risk factor have a 1.4% chance of having a heart attack or stroke by age 80 compared to 50/50 for guys with 2 risk factors. Good lord. Women, if you have two risk factors, you have a 30% chance of heart attack or stroke

Here's the risk factors: elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes or smoking. I think its interesting that just plain obesity isn't on the list, though what's on the list is often (not always) associated with obesity.

If you do have risk factors, they say that if you can get them back under control with diet and exercise, you won't be quite as well off as the no-risk-factor group, but you can substantially improve your odds.

Here's a link to the story on the NPR website.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/25/145857358/start-early-to-curb-heart-risks-for-a-lifetime

This whole thing just makes me really really happy!

jetscreaminagain

Umm... Yeah. Not well thought out, very unfortunate title. And what you can't edit in the forums is the title. Yepppers. nice.

Contrarian

Yes, men! Keep it up!

Carl01

I have heard more then 4 hours is dangerous.

Yanicka1

hummm thi is not what i expected. Lol

crazybeautifulkittie

*dies laughing*:laugh:

Qarol

Umm... Yeah. Not well thought out, very unfortunate title. And what you can't edit in the forums is the title. Yepppers. nice.

riiiiiight...it was a total accident

AlbertPooHoles

Keeping it up!

Thanks for the article, too.

onedayillbamilf

Well that was disappointing you tease!

ugw125

Well that was disappointing you tease!

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This made me laugh so hard^

tataliciousd89

Technically, obesity is a risk factor as well as a family history of any of the above listed risk factors. Thats why it is so difficult to get to 45 without 2 of them. I have 2 and i'm 22.

california_peach

I have heard more then 4 hours is dangerous.

Whoever told you that is a damn liar.

HollieDoodles

Umm... Yeah. Not well thought out, very unfortunate title. And what you can't edit in the forums is the title. Yepppers. nice.

riiiiiight...it was a total accident

Mmhmmm.....

peachprl

Technically, obesity is a risk factor as well as a family history of any of the above listed risk factors. Thats why it is so difficult to get to 45 without 2 of them. I have 2 and i'm 22.

You are both right. The research the poster is discussing are the modifiable risk factors. You are talking about those that are non-modifiable (examples are genetics, age, gender).

Sources:
myself (I'm a cardiac RN)
The AHA (you can read about them in depth at www.heart.org)

Williamj

Aye aye sir!

JediMaster_intraining

i thought this was going to be a scientific reason why i should encourage my SO to keep pleasing me lol :laugh:

Troy67

I thought priapisms were bad. lol