Heart disease is still the biggest killer in Scotland, accounting for about a third of all deaths. So why is the situation in Scotland so bad?
'S e tinneas-cridhe an adhbhar b脿is as motha a tha a' marbhadh sluagh na h-Alba, ag adhbharachadh an treas cuid de bh脿san - ochd deug m矛le gach bliadhna. Tha cha mh貌r d脿 thrian de dh' inbhich ro throm no ro reamhar, agus tha rannsachadh a chaidh a dh猫anamh bho chionn ghoirid a' sealltainn gu bheil naochad 's a seachd puing a c貌ig 脿s a' cheud de dh' Albannaich ann an cunnart fulang le tinneas-cridhe.
Ach chan e d貌igh-beatha a-mh脿in is coireach. Tha t貌rr Albannaich a' fulang le tinneasan-cridhe a tha 's na teaghlaichean - tinneas ginteil. Ach carson a tha an suidheachadh ann an Alba cho dona? Agus d猫 's urrainn dhuinn ionnsachadh bho dh霉thchannan eile, leithid Fionnlainn a tha air 脿ireamh bh脿san bho thinneas-cridhe a l霉ghdachadh ochdad a-mach 脿s a' cheud thar an ceathrad bliadhna a dh' fhalbh?
Heart disease is still the biggest killer in Scotland, accounting for about a third of all deaths - 18,000 each year. Almost two thirds of adults are overweight or obese and recent research has shown that a staggering 97.5 percent of Scottish people are now at risk of suffering from heart disease.
But it's not just lifestyle that causes it. Many people in Scotland suffer from genetic heart conditions. So, why is the situation in Scotland so bad and what can we learn from other countries, such as Finland, which has successfully reduced the number of heart-related deaths by over 80 percent over the last 40 years?
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