♦ HEART DISEASE IS THE #1 KILLER ♦
Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in America (CDC)
Over 38% of Americans had high cholesterol between 2013 and 2016 (AHA)
Coronary artery disease affects over 18 million American adults (CDC)
1 in 3 Americans has some form of cardiovascular disease (ODPHP)
♦ TYPE 2 DIABETES IS AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS ♦
Over 10% of the American population has type 2 diabetes (DRIF)
Nearly 27% of senior citizens aged 65 and older have type 2 diabetes in America (ADA)
About 20% of American children aged 12 to 18 have prediabetes (CDC)
Over 83,000 Americans died in 2017 as a result of diabetes,
making it the 7th leading cause of death in the nation (DRIF)
In 2018 alone, about 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed (DRIF)
Over 7 million Americans don’t even know that they have diabetes (ADA)
About 1 in 3 American adults have prediabetes (CDC)
Nearly 68% of those aged 65 and older with diabetes will die of heart disease (AHA)