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Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death in the United States. One of the biggest contributors to these statistics is a lack of commitment to a heart healthy lifestyle. Your lifestyle is not only your best defense against heart disease and stroke, it's also your responsibility. A heart-healthy lifestyle includes the ideas listed below. By following these simple steps you can reduce all of the modifiable risk factors for heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
Many of the leading causes of death in the U.S. are preventable, said Dr. Ali Mokdad, a professor of global health who helped lead the study. It is important to remember that we need to focus on preventing these risk factors such as smoking, obesity, poor diet, he said. Smoking was the number one individual risk factor for dying in America in 2013. It was involved in 443,824 deaths. Smoking causes heart disease, stroke, many forms of cancer.