DID YOU KNOW?
Fact: Every 7 minutes, someone dies of heart disease or stroke.
Fact: 1 in every 3 deaths in Canada are the result of heart disease or stroke.
Fact: 9 out of 10 Canadians have at least one risk factor for stroke.
Fact: Childhood obesity has tripled in the last 25 years.
At the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we want to change these alarming statistics. Our ultimate goal is to eradicate heart disease and stroke. Your support of the Becel Heart&Stroke Ride for Heart will help to bring us one step closer to this goal through funding ongoing research, scientific breakthroughs, educational programs and initiatives to effect social change that benefits Canadians health.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation focuses not only on saving lives, but on the future health of millions of Canadians including you and your family. Nine out of ten Canadians have at least one risk factor such as high blood pressure, obesity or high cholesterol and can develop heart disease or suffer a stroke if these issues are left unmanaged.
Register now for the Becel Heart&Stroke Ride for Heart - and let's ride the DVP together in search of a healthier future for all Canadians.
