http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/12/dr-mark-cobain-on-understanding-cardiovascular-risk/ Just another blogs.bmj.com weblog Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/12/dr-mark-cobain-on-understanding-cardiovascular-risk/#comment-4663 Dr.Nadaraja Bathirunathan Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:33:23 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/?p=786#comment-4663 Why did you cut off my comment?

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/12/dr-mark-cobain-on-understanding-cardiovascular-risk/#comment-4648 Les Simpson Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:59:29 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/?p=786#comment-4648 Because there is a significant literature which documents the role of increased blood viscosity in CVD,
it is surprising that such information is not recognised by clinicians. In addition, according to Ajmani and Rifkind of the Institute of Aging, increasing blood viscosity is a part of the aging process. Blood viscosity is increased by diets rich in meat and fat, a sedentary lifestyle and smoking.
But if this major risk factor is ignored is there any value in using risk factors to advise patients.
However, if the role of blood viscosity was recognised, then the individual could be made to accept some responsibility for his/her health problem by dietary modification, stopping smoking, and taking regular, low intensity physical activity such as walking, all of which reduce blood viscosity.

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