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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.