National Wear Red Day - February 4, 2011

National Wear Red Day – February 4, 2011

Heart Disease is the number one killer of women.

Know your risk factors on National Wear Red Day^®.

Do you know The Heart Truth^® about women and heart disease?  More women die of heart disease than any other disease - even breast cancer.  And living with it can lead to disability and a decreased quality of life.

Join The Heart Truth^® campaign on Friday, February, 4, 2011 - National Wear Red Day - to help spread the message that "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear, It's the #1 Killer of Women.^®"

If you have just one risk factor, it can double your risk for developing heart disease.  More than one increases your chance of having heart disease.  Risk factors are:

• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Smoking
• Overweight/obesity
• Physical inactivity
• Family history of early coronary heart disease
• Age (for women, 55 and older)

What can you do to lower your risk?  Talk to your doctor to find out if you are at risk.  Take action.  Don’t smoke.  Eat a healthy diet.  Get physically active.   Maintain a healthy weight.  Take medicine that is prescribed according to your doctor’s instructions.

To find out more about women and heart disease, visit The Heart Truth Web pages at www.hearttruth.gov or call the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Health Information Center at 301-592-8573.

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