GOOD NEWS: OVER PAST DECADE, THERE HAS BEEN 30% LESS CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH. BAD NEWS: WE ARE MORE OVERWEIGHT AND DIABETIC THAN EVER!  17% OF OUR TEENS ARE OBESE, AND THERE IS A 15% INCREASE IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY. NEARLY 40% OF U.S. ADULTS ARE DITS (DIABETIC IN TRAINING SYNDROME), 1/3 ADULTS HAVE HYPERTENSION AND 50% OF THEN ARE NOT CONTROLLED! CONCLUSION: WE MAY DIE LESS, BUT ALL SIGNS INDICATE A CONTINUED LARGE BURDEN OF VASCULAR DISEASE UNLESS WE CONTROL OUR RISK FACTORS. “GET TO IT, BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU!”