Role of built environments in physical activity, obesity, and cardiovascular disease

JF Sallis, MF Floyd, DA Rodríguez, BE Saelens - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
In industrialized nations like the United States and Sweden, the vast majority of adults do not
meet the physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes per week. 1 Inactive lifestyles put most …

Periodontal disease as a possible cause for Alzheimer's disease

AR Kamer, RG Craig, R Niederman… - Periodontology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 47 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with dementia, 60%‐80%
of whom have dementia of the Alzheimer's disease type. Unfortunately, there is no cure in …

Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

LB Goldstein, CD Bushnell, RJ Adams, LJ Appel… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on
established and emerging risk factors for stroke to provide evidence-based …

Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: cosponsored by the …

LB Goldstein, R Adams, MJ Alberts, LJ Appel, LM Brass… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on various
established and potential stroke risk factors and provides recommendations for the reduction …

The mobile revolution—using smartphone apps to prevent cardiovascular disease

L Neubeck, N Lowres, EJ Benjamin… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
Mobile technology might enable increased access to effective prevention of CVDs. Given the …

A life course approach to health literacy: the role of gender, educational attainment and lifetime cognitive capability

SAP Clouston, JA Manganello, M Richards - Age and ageing, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective social inequalities in health are believed to arise in part because individuals make
use of social and economic resources in order to improve survival. In recent years, health …

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LB Goldstein, CD Bushnell, RJ Adams - Stroke, 2010 - professional.heart.org
Despite the recent advances in medical science, the folk wisdom of" prevention is better than
cure" remains unequivocally true for stroke and other cerebrovascular disease. In this issue …

Residential environments and cardiovascular risk

AV Diez Roux - Journal of urban health, 2003 - Springer
The article begins with a discussion of the rationale for studying the relationship between
residential environments and cardiovascular health. Existing empirical research relating …

Impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease

KC Zalesin, BA Franklin, WM Miller, ED Peterson… - … and metabolism clinics …, 2008 - Elsevier
The epidemiology of cardiovacular disease risk factors is changing rapidly with the obesity
pandemic. Obesity is independently associated with the risks for coronary heart disease …

American Heart Association Guide for Improving Cardiovascular Health at the Community Level, 2013 update: a scientific statement for public health practitioners …

TA Pearson, LP Palaniappan, NT Artinian… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Pearson et al Improving Cardiovascular Health in the Community 1731 environment to
increase physical activity12–14 can preserve optimal levels of these cardiovascular health …