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4 Reasons Why Young People Are More At Risk of Heart Attacks
health| 5 October, 2024 - 1:21 AM
Recent studies have revealed a significant increase in heart attack rates among young people in the United States, as data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates an increase in the percentage of adults between the ages of 18 and 44 who suffered a heart attack between 2019 and last year.
Doctors and researchers are trying to understand the factors leading to this huge increase, and they have identified four main possible reasons, foremost among which is the high rates of obesity among young people.
“The obesity trend is much steeper in younger adults than in older adults,” Andrew Moran, a cardiologist and epidemiologist at Columbia University, tells Yahoo Life.
This trend is mainly related to changes in lifestyles and eating habits, with fast food and processed foods becoming an essential part of the diet of many.
Poor diets and more sedentary lifestyles are contributing to what cardiologist Professor Bailey Meyers calls the “diabetes-obesity epidemic,” referring to the simultaneous increases in obesity and diabetes, which cause high blood pressure that, in turn, weakens the heart and damages blood vessels.
The second factor that draws researchers' attention is the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on heart health. Studies have shown that the coronavirus may damage this vital organ and the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of heart attacks.
During the first two years of the pandemic, a 30 percent increase in heart attack deaths was observed among people aged 25 to 44, highlighting the potential long-term effects of the virus, even among younger age groups.
A third possible factor behind the rise is the neglect of preventive health care. Experts point out that young men in particular may be “out of reach of preventive health care,” meaning they don’t realize they have conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes until they’re advanced.
Finally, according to the same website, a group of risk factors specific to young women emerge, including increased rates of smoking and e-smoking, in addition to stress associated with social media, which plays a role in affecting the menstrual cycle and hormone levels, which increases the risk of heart disease.
Source: American Press
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