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- Understanding Health Risks | NIH News in HealthA health risk is the chance or likelihood that something will harm or otherwise affect your health. Risk doesn’t mean that something bad will definitely happen. It’s just a possibility. Several characteristics, called risk factors, affect whether your health risks are high or low.
- Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity | Healthy Weight, Nutrition ...People who have overweight or obesity*, compared to those with healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions. These include: 1,2,3. All-causes of death (mortality). High blood pressure (hypertension). High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high levels of triglycerides (dyslipidemia). Type 2 diabetes.
- Know Your Risk for Heart Disease | cdc.govAbout half of all Americans (47%) have at least 1 of 3 key risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. 1. Some risk factors for heart disease cannot be controlled, such as your age or family history. But you can take steps to lower your risk by changing the factors you can control.
- Chronic stress puts your health at risk - Mayo ClinicThe long-term activation of the stress response system and too much exposure to cortisol and other stress hormones can disrupt almost all the body's processes. This puts you at higher risk of many health problems, including: Anxiety. Depression. Digestive problems. Headaches. Muscle tension and pain.
- Ten threats to global health in 2019 - World Health Organization (WHO)In 2019, air pollution is considered by WHO as the greatest environmental risk to health. Microscopic pollutants in the air can penetrate respiratory and circulatory systems, damaging the lungs, heart and brain, killing 7 million people prematurely every year from diseases such as cancer, stroke, heart and lung disease.
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