Identifying the cardiovascular disease risk factors and to understand how these risk factors, when decreased, can reduce my risk of developing a major cardiovascular problem. The five risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be changed are: Smoking, uncontrolled stress and anger, diabetes, being physically inactive, and an unhealthy diet.
An important modifiable risk factor for me is controlling my diabetes. Diabetes can change everything about your body if it is uncontrolled. Uncontrolled diabetes can cause several other health issues that can be irreversible. Blindness, amputations, nerve damage throughout your body, heart disease to name a few. The second risk factor for