Heart Disease in Young Adults

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how coronary heart disease has continued to decline among older adults, but has stopped declining among younger adults. The paper first explores the causes of heart disease that include hereditary factors, smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyles and alcohol consumption. Next, the paper explains that the lifestyle differences between older adults and younger adults sheds light on the higher levels of heart disease among younger adults. The paper concludes that although many of these risk factors are under our control, various elements of American social culture currently militate against making more responsible choices on the part of many contemporary young adults.

Outline:
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Hereditary Factors
Smoking
Obesity
Sedentary Lifestyles and Alcohol Consumption
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Between 1980 and 2002, death rates from coronary heart disease fell significantly for American adults 35 and older. However, during the last half of that period, the rates of decline differed substantially between young adults between 35 and 54 and their older counterparts. According to studies presented in a report in the November 27th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology co-authored by Dr. Earl S. Ford, a medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, coronary disease in men between 35 and 54 declined, on average, 6.2 percent per year in the 1980s but only by 2.3 percent in the 1990s, after which the rate of decline continued to drop even further, reaching an annual reduction rate of only 0.5 percent between 2000 and 2002 (Edelson, 2007)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Heart Association (2007) Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease. Retrieved November 20, 2007 from the AHA Homepage, at:http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4726
• Edelson, E. (2007) Heart Death Rates Worsening for Middle-Aged Adults;U.S. News & World Report; Nov. 19 /07. Retrieved November 20, 2007 from USNews.com website, at: http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/071119/heart-death-rates- worsening-for-middle-aged-adults.htm
• Gibbs, N, (2007) One Day in America; Time Magazine Nov. 26 /07 (Vol. 170 No. 22; pp. 60-61)
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