1. Cardiovascular disease
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Complete the brace map and demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of major diet related health risks: cardiovascular disease.
What causes CVD?
Risk factors
Cardiovascular disease
Prevention
Practical food based advice
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, is a common cause of death and ill-health in the UK. It is, however, largely preventable. Death rates from CVD are falling, but it is still a major cause of premature death (i.e. before the age of 75 years) in the UK and in 2012, 26% of male and 18% of female premature deaths were attributed to CVD. In total there were almost 42,000 premature deaths from CVD in the UK.
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