LIVE IT: Reduce Risk of Heart Disease with Water

LIVE IT: Reduce Risk of Heart Disease with Water

LIVE IT: Reduce Risk of Heart Disease with Water

Drink up! That is, at least five glasses of water a day. Researchers found that doing just that reduces the chances of having a deadly heart attack.
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Transcript Below:

Show Open

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Health Journalist
Think about how much water you drink in a typical day?

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Surgical Oncologist
Would you drink more water if you knew it would reduce your risk of heart disease by half?

Dr. Synnove Knutsen
LLU Professor of Preventive Medicine
“About 40 percent of people in this country die of cardiovascular disease, so it is a serious disease that develops over many, many years and the good news is it is preventable.”

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Heart disease is caused when any blockage in your arteries keeps the heart from receiving enough blood.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
The build up of plaque can result from risk factors like smoking, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
This Loma Linda University Health study followed 34,000 Californians over 15 years.

Dr. Synnove Knutsen
“Both men and women who drank five or more glasses of water per day had about half the risk of dying of coronary heart disease.”

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
And that’s the simple tip for the day.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Drink at least five glasses of water every day to lower your risk for heart disease.

Dr. Synnove Knutsen
“You can spice it up with some lemon or lime or orange slices.”

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Herbal teas without sugar have also shown a similar effect on lowering your risk of heart disease.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
But remember, drinks like juice and soda are high in sugar and won’t give us the benefit of lowering your risk of heart disease.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
There’s your simple tip for the day on how you can live healthier, longer.

All health and health-related information contained in this program is general in nature and should not be used as a substitute for a visit with a health care professional. Viewers should consult their health care providers concerning any medical condition or treatment.


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16.69 -> think about how much water you drink in
19.31 -> a typical day would you drink more water
22.01 -> if you knew it would reduce your risk of
24.08 -> heart disease by half about 40 percent
26.39 -> of people in this country die of
28.49 -> cardiovascular disease so it is a
30.92 -> serious disease that develops over many
34.19 -> many years and the good news is it is
36.71 -> preventable
37.64 -> heart disease is caused when any
39.559 -> blockage in your arteries keeps the
41.57 -> heart from receiving enough blood the
43.4 -> build-up of plaque can result from risk
45.379 -> factors like smoking high cholesterol
46.97 -> and high blood pressure
48.8 -> this Loma Linda University Health Study
50.809 -> follow 34,000 Californians over 15 years
53.84 -> both men and women who drank five or
57.41 -> more glasses of water per day had about
60.11 -> half the risk of dying of coronary heart
62.899 -> disease and that's the simple tip for
65.18 -> the day drink at least five glasses of
67.7 -> water every day
68.66 -> to lower your risk for heart disease you
70.789 -> can spice it up with some lemon lime or
73.94 -> orange slices herbal teas that sugar
77.18 -> have also shown a similar effect on
79.52 -> lowering your risk of heart disease
81.229 -> but remember drinks like juice and soda
84.02 -> are high in sugar and won't give us the
86.6 -> benefit of lowering your risk of heart
88.19 -> disease there is your simple tip for the
90.2 -> day on how you can live healthier longer

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