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Join with millions of women, as well as companies, organizations and cities across America on National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. By wearing red and making a donation, you'll help the American Heart Association support ongoing research and education about women and heart disease.
Although heart disease is often thought of as a problem for men, more women than men die of heart disease each year. Women are six times as likely to die of heart disease as of breast cancer. Heart disease kills more women over 65 than do all cancers combined.
Various studies have indicated that moderate amounts of all types of alcohol benefit your heart, not just alcohol found in red wine (resveratrol). Some heart-healthy benefits of alcohol include:
Raises high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the "good" cholesterol
Inhibits the formation of blood clots
Helps prevent artery damage caused by high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol
So get out there today, wear your red, and celebrate. Raise awareness of heart disease and stroke. Celebrate life.
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