Young adults clueless about overweight being one of the heart risk factors!

Since cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the US that is preventable, it is shocking and distressing to know that young adults do not know the major risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, and being overweight. This finding was revealed by Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago recently based on a survey of nearly 4,200 healthy young adults with an average age of 30.

It is therefore essential that public health officials learn how to communicate information about health risks to people more effectively in the future.