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Heart Disease Risk Calculator

Your 30 year risk of cardiovascular disease 20%*

Your 30 year risk represents the chance that you'll have cardiovascular disease at any point in the next 30 years.

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If you were to control your risk factors for cardiovascular disease to acceptable levels, then your 30 year risk would be: 11%*

Before increasing your physical activity level, check with your doctor to make sure it's safe for you to proceed. 

· Eat a healthy diet that emphasizes:

· Fruits, vegetables and whole grains

· Low-fat dairy products and low-fat proteins, such as poultry, fish and legumes

· Moderate amounts of healthy fats, such as unsalted nuts, and vegetable and olive oils

· Don't smoke cigarettes or use tobacco.

· Reduce the number of calories in your daily diet.

· Ask your doctor if he or she suggests that you have screening tests and treatments regarding your cardiovascular disease risk.

· Limit the amount of salt in your diet.

· Limit how much alcohol you drink.

· If you're overweight or obese, lose weight.

· Take blood pressure medications if your doctor recommends them.

· Check your blood pressure and check with your doctor if your measurements are too high.

· Try the DASH diet, an approach to healthy eating that's designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure.

· Go to the doctor and get your blood pressure checked.

Risk Factors

Additional factors that may influence your risk include:

Additional risk factors:

· Family history

Protective risk factors:

· Low amount of saturated fat