Heart Disease Prevention: References

Preventing heart disease – at any age. American Heart Association. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/Preventing-Heart-Disease---At-Any-Age_UCM_442925_Article.jsp. Updated April 2015. Accessed April 2016.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart Disease. Prevention: What You Can Do. http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/what_you_can_do.htm. Updated May 9, 2013. Accessed April 2016.

The American Heart Association’s diet and lifestyle recommendations. American Heart Association. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/HealthyEating/Nutrition/The-American-Heart-Associations-Diet-and-Lifestyle-Recommendations_UCM_305855_Article.jsp#.VvAu3OIrKHs. Updated August 2015. Accessed April 2016.

US Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Who is at risk for coronary heart disease? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cad/atrisk. Updated October 23, 2015. Accessed March 2016.

US Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Lower heart disease risk. What are the risk factors for heart disease? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/lower-risk/risk-factors.htm. Updated July 10, 2014. Accessed April 2016.

Heart attack risk assessment. American Heart Association. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/HeartAttackToolsResources/Heart-Attack-Risk-Assessment_UCM_303944_Article.jsp. Updated July 2015. Accessed April 2016.