why as early as teen age we should take care of our heart

Thank you Angelfangz. You just gave me an idea which no one will probably act upon. I am not trying to be offensive. I have been thinking about this subject for some time but you gave me the idea. The way I see it, my race, Blacks, have bad tempers. As a substitute teacher I've seen how the kids with the bad tempers are young African Americans. I come from a family with bad tempers. I used to be one of the calmest, most patient people you would ever know. Now I have a bad temper. And now I have high blood pressure. And yep, the probability of Blacks having high blood pressure is higher than for Whites. Some of it is hereditary, and some of it is bad diet, and some of it is what we go through in life. So yes, you are right, kids should be taking care of their hearts at an early age (I wish I had of because I was a bacon eating hog and loved fried foods with lots of lard.) My idea though, is to have a "relaxation" class in school. Perhaps fifteen minutes or thirty minutes long the class should be. And the kids should sit at their desks and listen to the sound of the waves or see a relaxing movie. Some of them would probably take a short nap (probably much needed from being out late or something); but it would probably be relaxation for some of them, be they pray or do yoga meditation. What gets to me is that the kids have health classes where they should be learning about proper diet and that they shouldn't smoke. I am middle aged and remember being taught and shown the bad effects of smoking and "speeding on the highway." Proper diet has changed since I was in school though.