How healthy is your heart? Take our test to reveal the TRUTH about your lifestyle

People with high blood pressure are at a significantly greater risk of diabetes

DO YOU know how healthy your heart really is? Take our calculator test and see if it's ticking over nicely.

 

Yesterday it was revealed people with high blood pressure are at a significantly greater risk of diabetes. 

Researchers found that a person with high blood pressure was at almost 60 per cent higher risk of diabetes than normal.

 

But this isn't the only worry when it comes to having a healthy heart - high blood pressure is just one of the issues associated with ill health.
Thankfully, the NHS has come up with an online calculator tool that will help decipher if you're leading a lifestyle that keeps a healthy heart. 

You can use this tool to find out if your heart age is higher or lower than your actual age.
You have to be over 30 to use the tool and preferably have an idea of your normal blood pressure and cholesterol. 

Without these numbers, your result will be an estimate - be tested by your doctor or local health service to get an accurate result.

It comes as research claims dose of vitamin C could prevent strokes and heart attacks, and provide protection against blindness and diabetes.

 

The vitamin, found in vegetables as well as in fresh citrus fruit and available as a common supplement pill, appears to strengthen blood vessels, US experts reported.

Poor blood circulation is associated with heart attacks, strokes and blindness.

Check to see if you have a healthy heart using this tool today.