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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.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report presenting the leading causes of death that year. We've compiled the top 10 causes of death, which include heart and lung diseases. Some good news: the organization compared preliminary death rates for the causes from both 2009 and 2008 and found the death rate per 100,000 decreased by 17.7%.