World Heart Day
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This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report.
Last Sunday was World Heart Day. The World Heart Federation [A]started[/A] the event five years ago to increase[A] public education[/A] about the threat of heart disease and stroke.
World Heart Day is run by the World Heart Federation's member [A]organizations[/A] in almost one-hundred countries. Each year, they hold [A]educational activities[/A] designed to get more people to exercise, eat better and lead a heart-healthy way of life.
This year, the main subject of World Heart Day was "Children, Adolescents and Heart Disease." Health officials say two-thirds of children [A]worldwide[/A] are not active enough for good health.
The World Heart Federation says more than three hundred million [A]adults[/A] and twenty-two million children under the age of five are severely overweight. Obesity has risen sharply in both developed and [A]less developed countries[/A].
Experts say overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach the age of sixty-five. Even [A]children[/A] who are overweight, but not severely, are at increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Cigarettes also threaten the future of [A]children's hearts[/A]. The World Heart Foundation says smokers often begin to use tobacco before they are ten years old. The younger a person begins to smoke, the greater the risk of developing [A]heart disease[/A].
Also, the World Heart Federation says almost half of all children around the world live with someone who smokes. It says [A]children[/A] who breathe so-called secondhand smoke suffer from many of the same [A]diseases[/A] as smokers.
Experts say those children also have a twenty-five percent increased risk of [A]developing[/A] both lung cancer and heart disease. And they have an eighty percent increased risk of a stroke. A stroke happens when an [A]artery[/A] that carries blood and oxygen to the brain is blocked by a clot or bursts.
The World Heart Federation says education is the most [A]effective way[/A] to reduce future heart disease and stroke in children. It says children must be [A]taught[/A] to eat healthier foods and to exercise more. It also says measures must be taken to limit their exposure to [A]tobacco[/A]. And it says governments must develop [A]policies[/A] that work to reduce the risks for heart disease and stroke.
This VOA Special English Health Report was written by Cynthia Kirk. This is Gwen Outen.
