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by Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S. According to U.S. General Surgeon, heart attacks and strokes are highly preventable. Thus, if more people die from heart disease than from any other illness, we need to give a serious consideration to what we are doing wrong. In this article you will find the 7 main reasons why we may end up being part of the American Heart Association’s statistics. 1. We smoke. The risk of dying of a heart attack is about four times higher in people who smoke than in those who don’t smoke. Many of us are under the impression that the major danger from smoking is cancer but that is not quite true; smoking is the major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. In fact, about 40% of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease are due to smoking. Smoking contributes to heart disease in the following manner: • Increases blood pressure, a risk for heart attacks and strokes. • The carcinogen components in tobacco damage the walls of the arteries