Heart Disease Claims Over 17 Million Lives Annually, Experts Now Warn

(Newswire.net — May 21, 2019) Orlando, FL — According to research, more than 17 million people die due to cardiovascular disease annually.

Experts have long been recommending to follow healthy dietary and lifestyle practices to reduce the risk of heart disease.

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new initiative called “Global Hearts,” which is part of a new effort to scale up prevention and control of CVD, especially in developing countries.

The WHO partnered with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), and other partners, including the World Heart Federation, the World Stroke Organization, the International Society of Hypertension, and the World Hypertension League.

According to Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, the Global Hearts Initiative can save many millions of lives through ramping up proven measures to prevent CVD in communities and countries.

There are dietary techniques scientifically found helpful in taking better care of the heart, and these particularly include opting for healthy instead of trans fats. It is similarly important to engage in physical activities and avoid staying seated for longer periods.

What not many people are aware of is that getting enough sleep could significantly enhance and protect heart health. Sleep deprivation has long been linked with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease regardless of age.

Today, more and more scientists are investigating into the therapeutic wonders of nutrients like vitamin K2.

Experts reveal that a deficiency in vitamin K2 is responsible for the symptoms of vitamin D toxicity. These include the inappropriate calcification of soft tissues, which can result to atherosclerosis.

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, it has been found that intake of 180 micrograms (mcg) per day of vitamin K2 for three years reduced arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women. The benefits were specifically observed in those who had a high degree of arterial stiffness.

The findings have shown that those treated with vitamin K2 had a reduced stiffness index beta, which is a parameter of arterial stiffness, by 5.8 percent. Further, it led to the reduction of 3.6 carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.

It is similarly important to remember that in previous studies, such as the Rotterdam Study, those who took the greatest amounts of vitamin K2 had the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease as well as cardiovascular calcification.

Further, they also had the lowest risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.

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