Every 34 seconds a person in the United States dies from heart attack (Mamashealth.com 1). The statistics on heart attack in the United States shows that America is at risk due to heart attacks. It is not only Americas senior citizens that are at risk. Many U.S. teenagers already have arteries clogged so badly they could suffer heart attacks, and 20 percent of men under the age of 34 do (Fox 1). Americas youth is at risk of having heart attacks, the problem has generated due to lack of exercise and proper nutrition; however, the preventive medicine can be found in changing life styles.
