New website to assess risk of heart disease

A NEW website that assesses your risk of having heart disease in the future has been launched.
Heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK but many people do not know they are at risk.
This risk can be reduced by making small lifestyle changes.
The myHeartRisk.co.uk website uses information about your health status and lifestyle to assess your future risk of having heart disease.
There is also an electronic questionnaire which asks participant's opinions about their risk.
The website is part of a research study by Cardiff University's Department of Primary Care and Public Health, which is supported by the Wales Heart Research Institute.
The study is looking for volunteers aged between 45 and 64 years of age, who have not been previously diagnosed with heart disease, had a cardiac event (such as a heart attack or angina) or had a stroke.
Cardiff University hopes to raise more than £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation as £1 will be donated to the charity for every person who takes part and completes the study.