CVD in UK

• Socio-economic causes

  More than 1/6 smoke to destress or from addiction

  poverty

  income

  drinking-alcohol or fizzy drinks

  poor education

  39% of adults do not meet physical activity recommendations

  27% are classed as obese
• prevalence/incidence/patterns

  1/8 men die from CVD- kills alot of people

  mainly people that have retired

  7 million are diagnosed with CVD

  Glasgow has the most premature deaths
• social impacts of the disease

  low incentive to work which is linked to depression and could prevent the person form exercising
• economic impacts of the disease

  NHS spends more resources on people admitted to hospital with CVD

  Gov also spends alot of money instead of improving the root issue

  less disposable income being spent
• Strategies to mitigate

  • To reduce smoking/vaping

  increase tax, banned in public

  • sugar tax
  • park runs and PE
  • eat well guide
  • education