The good news is that heart disease has dropped in the U-S, and in almost every state, since 2006.
Here in Alabama it was a drop of 19.6%.
The bad news is that the South continues to have the highest rates in the country. The highest rate was in West Virginia, the lowest in Hawaii. And I suppose if you ask yourself what you think of immediately when you consider each of those states (Coal Mining, a sedentary lifestyle, polluted air and a fatty foo diet vs Tourism, exercise galore, clean ocean air, and a fish and fruit laden diet) and you may have an answer to the "why" of the story.
Here in Alabama it was a drop of 19.6%.
The bad news is that the South continues to have the highest rates in the country. The highest rate was in West Virginia, the lowest in Hawaii. And I suppose if you ask yourself what you think of immediately when you consider each of those states (Coal Mining, a sedentary lifestyle, polluted air and a fatty foo diet vs Tourism, exercise galore, clean ocean air, and a fish and fruit laden diet) and you may have an answer to the "why" of the story.
(The figure above is a U.S. map showing age-adjusted prevalence of coronary heart disease among adults in the United States during 2010, according to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. By state, age-adjusted CHD prevalence in 2010 ranged from 3.7% in Hawaii and 3.8% in DC to 8.0% in West Virginia and 8.2% in Kentucky, with the greatest regional prevalences generally observed in the South.)
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