ocr: 1.0 Introduction - The Unique Concerns of Women and Heart Health - continued Moditiable (risks you can do something about!) Smoking Postmenopausal and not taking hormone replacement therapy High blood pressure Obesity Inactive lifestyle Undesirable cholesterol levels Ina addition to the proven risk factors listed above, recent studies have suggested that unmanaged stress is associated with increased risk of unhealthy cholesterol levels in women. Its should be noted that some risk factors are modiliable. In other words, women can reduce their risk of heart disease by actively modifying their li ...
