You must have heard the saying ‘family is where the heart is’. This is more than just a saying as new findings reveal that family can have a significant impact on the heart and plays an important role in the heart health throughout life.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and more than 23 million people in the world today are suffering from heart failure.
A new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology examined the role of family for heart health by focusing on interdependence of the family, shared environment, parenting style, caregiver perception and genomics.
According to the study authors, reducing the global burden of heart disease requires continuous heart health promotion and prevention throughout life — and the family plays a central role in this process.
Effective promotion of heart health will require family based approaches, communication among family and improve the conditions in which family lives and operate.
Indeed, family is where the heart is.
S.O.Z