{"id":2967,"date":"2019-09-28T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-is-pleased-to-partner-with-withings-on-world-heart-day-to-increase-awareness-of-cvd-prevention\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:28:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:28:13","slug":"whf-is-pleased-to-partner-with-withings-on-world-heart-day-to-increase-awareness-of-cvd-prevention","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-is-pleased-to-partner-with-withings-on-world-heart-day-to-increase-awareness-of-cvd-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"WHF is pleased to partner with Withings on World Heart Day to increase awareness of CVD prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In recent years much has been done to improve mortality caused by the cardiovascular epidemic, but it remains the number one killer on the planet and any decline may be short term and can change direction so we cannot relax our vigilance. Human behaviour plays a huge part in CVD risk, with lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity, together with socio-economic and genetic factors, being a major cause of CVD.<\/p>\n

World Heart Day is the world\u2019s biggest awareness-raising platform for CVD and this year we are pleased to partner with Withings, a connected health leader known for its clinically-validated devices that provide people with valuable insights into their overall health to help them reach their goals, in order to motivate people to promise to take control of their risk factors<\/strong> and help prevent heart disease and stroke. For instance:<\/p>\n