Heart attacks and the efficacy of polypills – a hard pill to swallow? | Letters

Heart attacks and the efficacy of polypills – a hard pill to swallow? | Letters

Your headline (Single polypill reduces heart attacks 23 August) should really been tempered by quoting rather than risk-reduction figures. The 34% in major cardiac quote is calculated ground” in 8. 8% over in those not polypill to 5. in those receiving it that is a 2. chance benefit over to individual with no effect Heart attacks and Archie Cochrane , said should ask three questions any intervention: can it but it is that answers “is it worth it?”question. Many patients would be to take a tablet told there was a than 97% chance that would derive no benefit taking it over it had no effect their length life.

Many people know that being overweight increases their risk of heart disease, but a new study suggests that it's the location of body fat that matters most. The study of nearly 700 post-menopausal women revealed that fat deposited around around the waist represents carries a greater risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) than an overall high body mass index (BMI). Coronary heart disease is the number one cause of death in the UK, affecting around 73,000 per year, according to the charity Heart UK. Obesity, defined as a BMI greater than 30, has long heart attack at 25 been known as a risk factor for CAD, and is often accompanied by other cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension and diabetes. However, BMI does not take into account where our body fat is stored; two people of the same height can both have a BMI of 29, for example, yet have completely different compositions. One could be a bodybuilder, possessing a large amount of muscle mass, whereas the other could be overweight due to unhealthy eating, likely having a large degree of visceral body fat - the dangerous type, typically stored around the abdomen.

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