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Number Check | #√
Your Coffee Break
Could Save Your Life
2-5
The number of cups of coffee that may reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular
disease, neurological diseases, type 2 diabetes, and suicide. These results were seen
after drinking regular or decaffeinated coffee.
Source: Ding M, Satija A, Bhupathiraju SN, et al. Circulation. 2015;doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017341.
Too Many Not
Taking CholesterolLowering Drugs
50%
The percentage of Americans eligible to take cholesterol-lowering medications who are not doing so. Getting 65% of Americans to manage their
high levels of LDL cholesterol by 2017 is one of the targets of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services’ Million Hearts initiative.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions. News release. Dec. 3, 2015.
Screen the
Children
100%
The percentage of kids who should be
screened for high cholesterol, depression,
and HIV, according to new guidelines from the
American Academy of Pediatrics. The group
says screening for high cholesterol should be
done in kids as young as age 9 or 10.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics. News release.
Dec. 7, 2015.
Get Out There and
Get Moving!
22%
The reduction in heart failure risk in inactive patients who increased their
physical activity to recommended levels. Inactive patients who increased
their activity levels to about 30 minutes of walking four times a week
reduced their risk by 12%.
Source: Johns Hopkins. News release. Nov. 11, 2015.
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CardioSource WorldNews
January 2016