Heart attack fatalities on the rise for the first time in 50 years:

Recently released figures have shown that deaths from circulatory and heart diseases amongst people under the age of 75 have increased for the first time in 50 years.

Responding to the news, the British Heart Foundation have said that increasing rates of obesity and Type-2 diabetes are partly responsible for the rise, adding that the historic rates of reduction in these deaths ‘has slowed to a near standstill’.

Circulatory and heart disease remains a major cause of death in the UK, mainly due to conditions like high blood pressure, but also due to risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, family history and smoking.

The charity report that over 14 million adults suffer from high blood pressure, but as much as five million of these remain undiagnosed.

25 per cent of adults in the UK is obese and the UK has seen an 18 per cent increase in people diagnosed with diabetes in the last five years.

Chief executive of the British Heart Foundation, Simon Gillespie, said “UK the UK we’ve made phenomenal progress in reducing the number of people who die of a heart attack of stroke.

“But we’re seeing more people die each year from heart and circulatory diseases in the UK before they reach their 75th, or even 65th, birthday. We are deeply concerned by this reversal.

“Heart and circulatory diseases remain a leading cause of death in the UK, with millions at risk because of conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes.

“We need to work in partnership with government, the NHS and medical research community to increase research investment and accelerate innovative approaches to diagnose and support the millions of people at risk of a heart attack or stroke.”
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