The Spanish Heart Foundation proposes a series of activities to raise awareness and inform the population of the need to develop healthy lifestyles
healthy as a preventive measure against cardiovascular diseases. According to the program, "the main cardiovascular risk factors (obesity and overweight, cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking) have not been eradicated today, but their incidence and harmful effect are increasing, affecting the entire population in general, and it is in our hands to solve the problem”.
Through the Week of the Heart, it is intended to offer the public of all ages the fundamental advice to practice a heart-healthy lifestyle, "key to keeping our heart healthy".