Key result
Healthy diet and physical activity interventions target CVD affecting ~1 in 3 US adults.
Why the study?
The high burden of CVD and vascular/metabolic risk factors in the United States, particularly among older, ethnic minority, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, emphasizes the importance of interventions to promote physical activity and healthy diets in all American adults.
Do interventions to promote physical activity and dietary lifestyle changes reduce cardiovascular risk factors in American adults?
Do interventions to promote physical activity and dietary lifestyle changes reduce cardiovascular risk factors in American adults?
The high burden of cardiovascular disease and disparities in vascular and metabolic risk factors among American adults underscore the critical importance of interventions promoting physical activity and healthy dietary habits.
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Lifestyle promotion warranted by high CVD burden; extends disparity data but leaves open targeted efficacy trials.
A pproximately 79 400 000 American adults, or 1 in 3, have cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1 CVD accounts for 36.3% or 1 of every 2.8 deaths in the United States and is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States, killing an average of 1 American every 37 seconds. 1 Older adults, some ethnic minority populations, and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals have an increased prevalence of CVD and vascular/metabolic risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes; are more likely to have 2 risk factors; and are at increased risk of being sedentary, overweight or obese, and having unhealthy dietary habits. 2-10 Black and Hispanic immigrants are initially at lower risk for vascular/metabolic risk factors and CVD than US-born black and Hispanic individuals, 2 but as they adapt to the diet and activity habits of this country, the prevalence of vascular/metabolic risk factors increases. Each of these issues emphasizes the importance of interventions to promote physical activity (PA) and healthy diets in all American adults.
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Artinian et al. (2010) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease and vascular/metabolic risk factors. Physical activity and dietary lifestyle changes was evaluated. Interventions promoting physical activity and healthy diets are emphasized for all US adults, as cardiovascular disease affects 79.4 million (1 in 3) adults and causes 36.3% of US deaths.
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