Cardiovascular concerns propel heart health ingredients
The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that the prevalence and control of traditional risk factors of heart disease, such as hypertension, tobacco use, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity, remain an issue for many Americans, according to the AHA’s Circulation journal’s article “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2011 Update” published in December 2010.
Although death rates from cardiovascular disease have declined, the AHA reports that based on 2007 mortality rate data, more than 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day, which is an average of one death every 39 seconds.