Heart disease threat projected to climb sharply for key demographic

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke in women is expected to rise to 14.4% from 10.7% by 2050.(iStock)

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Not all trends were negative, as unhealthycholesterol prevalenceis expected to drop to about 22% from more than 42% today, the report stated.

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Dr.Elizabeth Klodas, a cardiologist and founder of Step One Foods in Minnesota, commented on these “jarring findings.”

“The fact that on our current trajectory, cardiometabolic disease is projected to explode in women within one generation should be a huge wake-up call,�

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“Hypertension, diabetes, obesity — these are all major risk factors forheart disease, and we are already seeing what those risks are driving.Heart disease is the No.1 killer of women, eclipsing all other causes of death, including breast cancer.”

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.and around the world.(iStock)

Klodas warned that heart disease starts early, progresses “stealthily” and can present “out of the blue in devastating ways.”

The AHA published another study on Thursday revealing one million hospitalizations, showing that heart attack deaths are climbing among adults below the age of 55.

The more alarming finding, according to Klodas, is thatyoung womenwere found more likely to die after their first heart attack than men of the same age.

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“This is all especially tragic since heart disease is almost entirely preventable,” she said.“The earlier you start, the better.”

Children can show early evidence of plaque deposition in their arteries, which can be reversed throughlifestyle changesif “undertaken early enough and aggressively enough,” according to the expert.

Moving more is one part of protecting a healthy heart, according to experts.(iStock)

Klodas suggested that rising heart conditions are associated with traditional risk factors, like smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and asedentary lifestyle.

Klodas especially emphasized makingimprovements to diet, as the food people eat affects “every single risk factor that the AHA’s report highlights.”

“High blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, excess weight — these are all conditions that are driven in part or in whole by food,” she said.“We eat multiple times every single day, which means what we eat has profound cumulative effects over time.”

“Even a small improvement in dietary intake, when maintained, can have a massive positive impact on health,” a doctor said.(iStock)

“Even a small improvement in dietary intake, when maintained, can have a massive positive impact on health.”

The doctor also recommends changing out a few snacks per day forhealthier choices, which has been proven to “yield medication-level cholesterol reductions” in a month.

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“Keep up that small change and, over the course of a year, you could also lose 20 pounds and reduce your sodium intake enough to avoid blood pressure-lowering medications,” Klodas added.

“Women should not view the AHA report as inevitable.We have power over our health destinies.We just need to use it.”

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