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Prevention

Cardiovascular disease cannot be prevented in every case. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the following measures may help to reduce the risk for the condition:

• Do not smoke.
• See your health care provider regularly. Ask your physician about vitamin supplements that may help prevent heart disease.
• Eat a well-balanced, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet that includes several servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
• Exercise regularly. Short, frequent sessions of exercise are preferable to a complete sedentary lifestyle.
• Control blood pressure.
• Maintain weight appropriate for your frame and build.
• Manage stress.

For more information about preventing heart disease in women, please go to the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign.

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