This article is part ofHealth Divide: Heart Disease Risk Factors, a destination in our Health Divide series.
Verywell Health: Will losing weight lower my heart disease risk?
Dr. Shepherd: Health behaviors and interventions are unique to different groups, including different races and genders.
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The attitude towardsheart diseaserequires careful development and dissemination of information.
This influences how people perceive their disease risk and their knowledge of risk factors that contribute to heart disease.
Obesity is influenced by food intake, quality of food, and portion size.
All of these are impacted by where people live and what they have access to.
Food is heavily influenced by culture and beliefs.
This will not only affect obesity, butstresslevels as well.
We need to focus on realistic and culturally sensitive ways to address heart disease prevention.
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American Heart Association.Lose weight and lower heart disease risk.
