More South Africans are dying from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases than before. [s]Health-e[/s] reports that the [b]World Heart Foundation’s[/b] recently released [i]Global Cardiovascular Disease Atlas[/i] shows South Africans’ changing diet, which includes more fat, sugar and salt as well as less fruits and vegetables, is behind rising cardiovascular disease rates. Obesity is also a problem in SA, says the [b]South African Heart and Stroke Foundation’s[/b] Jessica Bacon. The report noted that other sub-Saharan African countries are seeing similar rises in cardiovascular disease, in particular strokes.
[link url=http://www.health-e.org.za/2014/04/07/heart-disease-stroke-rise-warns-report]Full Health-e report[/link]
[link url=http://www.globalheart-journal.com]Atlas[/link]