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Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. They also can increase the chances that an existing disease will get worse. Important risk factors for heart disease that you can do something about are cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, overweight, physical inactivity, and diabetes. Research shows that more than 95 percent of those who die from heart disease have at least one of these major risk factors. Some risk factors, such as age and family history of early heart disease, can’t be changed. For women, age becomes a risk factor at 55. Women who. | PROJECTS REPORT EUROPEAN COMMISSION Community research EU Research on Environment and Health Results from projects funded by the Fifth Framework Programme Interested in European research RTD info is our quarterly magazine keeping you in touch with main developments results programmes events etc . It is available in English French and German. A free sample copy or free subscription can be obtained from European Commission Directorate-General for Research Information and Communication Unit B-1049 Brussels Fax 32-2 29-58220 http research rtdinfo EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Research Directorate I - Environment Unit I5 - Climate change and environmental risks Scientific Officer Tuomo Karjalainen EUROPEAN COMMISSION EU Research on Environment and Health -Results from projects funded by the Fifth Framework Programme ACKNOWLEDMENTS The project related data was compiled for the most part by Dr Tuomo Karjalainen European Commission Research Directorate-General Directorate I Environment Unit Climate Change and Environmental Risks Head of Unit Ms Elisabeth Lipiatou with the skillful assistance of Ms Kerstin Johansson. Valuable contributions from the Directorate E Biotechnologies Agriculture Food Unit Food-Health-Wellbeing Head of Unit Antonio Di Giulio are acknowledged especially assistance from Drs Ana Nieto-Nuez and Ebba Barany. Activities and contributions of former Scientific Officers in this field including Mr Callum Searle Dr Kirsi Haavisto Ms Minna Wilkki should not be forgotten. The data in the project sheets was provided and validated for the most part by project coordinators and they bear responsibility for their scientific content and accuracy. Directorate-General for Research Science Economy and Society EUR 22816 EU .