For a healthy heart.

Estepona, 2011-October On September 30, at the shopping center La Cañada, Hospiten Estepona staff conducted a campaign to sensitize the population about the importance of caring for the heart and how to do it.

With the slogan, for a healthy heart ”, were encouraged the population to take healthy habits, giving passers-by with a few blocks. With this action, the service of Cardiology Hospiten Estepona, intends to send a positive message to encourage good practices, such as vegetables, fruits and fish to include in our diet.

cardiovascular diseases constitute one of the most important causes of disability and mortality currently affecting our society. However, as responsible for our health, we can prevent them avoiding a series of risk factors associated with his appearance. With this activity, the cardiology service of Hospiten Estepona tries to the public at large to know better methods to minimize the risk factors, for example, to maintain the controlled body weight and exercise regularly.

With regard to the risk factors, in addition to age and family history, there is a group of external factors that predispose to cardiovascular disease such as diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking, eating habits that can lead to overweight or ways of life that predispose to a sedentary lifestyle, stress, etc

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