Why People are Wearing Red Today

Women (and men) across America will be color-coordinating today for National Wear Red Day 2018, which aims to dispel myths surrounding heart diseases. The day is intended to help raise awareness of heart disease, in particular among women. It’s often generally associated with men, but cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. National Wear Red Day® helps us raise awareness. Join us in 2 days for #WearRedDay and #WearRedandGive. https://t.co/UlWjA4Tdo8 pic.twitter.com/fSFCn08xFX — American Heart Assoc (@American_Heart) January 31, 2018 Every year, nearly 500,000 American women die from heart disease and stroke. Launched in 2004 by the American Heart Association (AHA), National Wear Red Day also aims to raise funds for research into the misunderstood disease. Here, five more heart disease facts: Only 55 percent of women realize heart disease is the No. 1 killer for American women. Fewer than half of American women know what a healthy blood pressure or cholesterol level is. Your BMI (Body Mass Index) isn’t just helpful when it comes to diets or losing weight – it’s also linked to your risk of heart disease. It’s a myth that strokes, which affect the arteries linked to the brain, only happen to older people. Strokes can happen even in infants. Women are also more likely to suffer from a stroke, contrary to popular myths.  
Source: TIME: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Heart Disease onetime Source Type: news