High blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes add considerably to the burden of disease in South Africa. According to a recent Medical Research Council (MRC) report, heart disease is the second biggest killer of South Africans after Aids (est. 890 people / day die from Aids). Every single day 30 South Africans die from heart attacks and 60 from strokes alone. 70% of these occur in people younger than 55 years of age. Heart disease is not the male only problem it was thought to be years ago. One out of four (25%) SA women younger than 60 is affected. Heart disease is the cause of death in 20% of all deaths in women.