We are having Breakfast In America and apparently this is what President Obama has at this restau ra nt. President obama has at this restaurant. We are talking to voters about what his legacy will be in the week that he leaves the white house. In sport the british number one Johanna Konta moves safely through to the second round of the Australian Open, beating Kirsten Flipkens in straight sets. And are we swapping Two Fat Ladies for a Skinny Cappucino . The research looking at how our high Street Entertainment venues are changing. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It isa it is a cold start to the day across east anglia and the south east with some frost and patchy fog but we will see some sunshine. For the rest of the uk it is cloudy, much milder at patchy rain and drizzle around. Ill have more details in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. The Prime Minister will today set out her vision for the terms of britains departure from the European Union. Th
just kidding. the answer to that is that your coronary arteries are tiny. they re the tiniest arteries in the body feeding the most important muscle in the body. we needs way to know if they could be clog. the calcium scoring test show there s s injury. the c-reactive protein a little more debated, controversial, an indication you re building up coronary artery disease. if you have that disease, you re at risk for heart attack. we have to treat you aggressively, get your cholesterol down, guest your blood pressure under control, make sure you don t have diabetes. you can go to the doctor and ask for those two things. you can but remember you get a score. if the score is low, that s good. but the plaque isn t always calcified. you may have a soft plaque that s not calcified. know the risk factors. last month we talked about movember. work on exercise, diet, all the things that you and arthel i m impressed with the
right. if you take care of the lifestyle issues, keep your cholesterol down, eat the right types of foods, and exercise, you can have these alzheimer s changes in your brain, yet you can be completely normal into your 80s and 90s. it s not a 100% guarantee, but there s been several studies recently that have shown the dementia rate is declining and the reason for that is higher education, more exercise, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors like cholesterol and high blood pressure. so i think it s a very hopeful message. indeed. it s great to see you. thanks so much for joining us. thanks. glad to hear some good news. and pulitzt pulitzer prize has died at the age of 95 at his home 0 in williamstown, massachusetts. burns taught at williams college, was the author of more than 20 books including a
medicine, as prescribed, to keep the cholesterol down, though, research of course shows the drugs can significantly lengthen the quality of their lives, what is going on? by people not taking what they should be taking. the old story, i told you a thousand times to take certain pills and you haven t done it. tell me, i do it. with respect to what we are talking about now, people who have had heart disease, symptoms, or who have been found to have evidence of heart disease, on the electrocardiogram, when their blood is checked and their cholesterol level is high, they can lower it, with the statin drugs and these are well tolerated and effective. the fact is many people who have high cholesterol, do not take the statins, even though they
prostate cancer, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, then you have to make changes. but if you re just trying to get your cholesterol down, you can start to make the changes. what matters most is your overall way of eating and living. is this the diet that you personally live on? the one that i describe earlier, yes, i most certainly do. my dad had his first heart attack at age 43. and i have been eating this way for over 26 years. and doctor, is that the way you live, no chicken, no meat, no dairy, no i guess some of the fun things in life, is that what i m hearing you say? the joke is am i going to live longer or the going to seem longer if i eat this way. whatio include in your diet is as important as what you exclude. i also recommend people take three or four grams a day of fish oil because the omega three fatty acids can be so