Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, but it is 80% preventable and even preventable. Having healthy lifestyle habits and controlling risk factors are the aim of #TuCorazónDependeDeTi, a campaign created by Cardioalianza on the occasion of World Heart Day.
Leading a healthy lifestyle is essential to take care of heart health. EFE/EPA/ANDY RAIN
the association of patients Cardioalliance this year it has been proposed to make citizens aware of the important role that each person plays in the care and improvement of their own health to avoid heart disease.
The year 2019 they died 1,755 people in traffic accidents in Spain, while 116,215 people died from cardiovascular disease.
“We are not aware of it, but circulatory diseases kill almost 70 times more than traffic accidents”, he explains Maite San Saturnino, president of Cardioaliança.
“If we make the comparison with the most recent figures from 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, we see how this number even rises up to 90 times more”, adds the president.
Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death both in Spain and worldwide, with a percentage of 24.3% of the dead The death rate is located at 253.1 for each 100,000 inhabitantsahead of tumors (22.8%) and infectious diseases (16.4%), according to this patient association.
What factors increase the risk of cardiovascular disease?
The combination of different factors considered to be at risk affect the appearance of cardiovascular diseases.
- Follow an unhealthy diet.
- Physical inactivity.
- Tobacco consumption.
- The harmful consumption of alcohol.
These behavioral factors can lead over time to pathologies such as hypercholesterolemiathe hypertension or the diabetes (metabolic risk factors), multiplying the risk of suffering a cardiovascular event.
After the research carried out in several studies, it has been shown that heart diseases can be prevented through different lifestyle-related methods (50%) and with pharmacological treatments (40%).
For his part, the Ministry of Health has recently approved a new one Cardiovascular Health Strategy (ESCAV)also focused on the prevention of risk factors and reiterating that citizens themselves are the only ones capable of taking care of their health.
The World Health Organization (WHO)has pointed out that the 80% of premature cardiovascular events could be avoided through the aforementioned strategies.
For the president of Cardioaliança, the primary objective must be to delay as long as possible or even avoid a cardiovascular event. “It is essential to act in childhood, in educational centers, through programs that convey the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of diseases”, he concludes.
#YourCorDependsOnYou
Coinciding with the World Heart Dayon September 29, Cardioaliança launched a campaign with the aim of informing citizens about the scope of these diseases and how to prevent and even avoid them.
The name of the campaign will consist of the hashtag #YourCorDependsOnYou and will be broadcast through a video, presented by the journalist and presenter Monica Carrillo.
How to take care of heart health?
Leading a life integrated by healthy habits is the essential step to take care of health in all aspects, but especially when it comes to something as valuable as the heart.
According to experts, it’s important to carry one balanced and heart-healthy diet, reducing the consumption of salt, sugars and fats of animal origin. And promoting the consumption of fruit, vegetables, whole products, legumes and fish. The Mediterranean diet is one of the most recommended by the WHOsince it has managed to reduce by one 30% the risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event.
Also carry out the regular practice of physical activitythirty minutes a day would be enough to help prevent and control non-communicable diseases, cerebrovascular accidents, diabetes and various types of cancer, among other pathologies.