Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in
the United States. Although death rates for cardiovascular disease
are declining, in 1991 the death rate for this problem among women
was approximately five times that for lung or breast cancer
Figure_1. A high proportion of these deaths are preventable by
reducing important risk factors for heart disease, including
smoking,
physical inactivity, and high-fat diet. In conjunction with
American Heart Month (February 1995), this issue of MMWR includes
reports that address two of these modifiable risk factors among
U.S. women.
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