Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is defined as diseases and injuries of the cardiovascular system: the heart, the blood vessels of the heart, and the system of blood vessels (veins and arteries) throughout the body and within the brain. Stroke is the result of a blood flow problem in the brain. It is considered a form of CVD. The United States has the highest prevalence of CVD. One in three adult men and women has some form of CVD which has been the No. 1 killer in the U.S. every year since 1918. Nearly 2500 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of 1 death every 35 seconds. CVD claims more lives each year than the next 4 leading causes of death combined, which are cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, and diabetes mellitus. Of the over 71 million American adults with 1 or more types of CVD, close to 28 million are estimated to be age 65 or older.
Coronary heart disease (CHD), the main type of CVD and the number one cause of death in the U.S., is a major cause of disability among men and women in the prime of life. The American Heart Association has identified that 13 million Americans (6.9 percent of the population) suffer from CHD, with men experiencing their first heart attack at the average age of 65.8 years and women at 70.4 years. CHD caused 1 of every 5 deaths in the United States in 2003 and is the single largest killer of American males and females.
The nutrients present in MeadowPure™ flax have shown great promise in reducing and even treating some of the symptoms associated with CVD and CHD.
