When it comes to men and women there are many differences as all of us know but did we really think that heart disease could affect men and women differently? Heart disease remains to be the number one killer throughout the world but is more prevalent among women. Symptoms for men and women can also be different. Both men and women experience chest pain, shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea, or dizziness, but women normally experience abdominal pain, vomiting as well as pain in their necks and backs. Women who smoke and suffer from depression also tend to have more of a serious effects on heart health than in men. It is not entirely know as to why there are such differences when it comes to women and men and heart disease but some factors that may contribute could be that women are generally older at the time. There are many risk factors that can be controlled and help reduce your risk of having CVD for both men and women and some of those include staying active, eating a healthy diet so that your blood pressure as well as your cholesterol can stay under control, and not smoking.
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Melissa,
ReplyDeleteI like your post but I tried watching the video thing at the end and it didn't work :( Oh well! Anyway, as women, we need to be more informed of what we can do to prevent ourselves from having a CVD. Physical activity is something that I think has a strong impact on one's risk of the disease. I know women are less likely to be physically active than men and that needs to change. Women need to stop making excuses and get up and do something! It will not only reduce their risk of being overweight or obese but it will make them feel better, look better, and in the long run probably save their life.
-Sarah Petersen
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't know that heart disease affected men and women differently, but it always seems like we get the worst of it then men. That's not fair, but at least we can be aware of it and do something to help prevent it. Women should want to know how to better protect themselves from getting these types of diseases, but they have to want to be and stay healthy. Awesome post.
Shenita Jolivette
There was a lot of things that I didn't know in your post. I didn't realize all of those symptoms came from heart disease. Thank you and now I'm informed :)
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