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Heart disease is the number-one killer in America, and we all want to lower our risk of developing it. Now, a recent study conducted at the University of Florida suggests that a person’s fitness level could count more than their weight when building a healthier heart.
The study followed 905 women between 1996 to 2000. Seventy-six percent of these women were overweight when the study began. Those who took part in the study were asked many questions about their activity level.
In the five years that the women’s progress was tracked, 68 of them died and 455 suffered from a heart-related ailment like a heart attack or stroke.
The study, which was first published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that women with a moderate activity level were less likely to develop heart disease than those who were more sedentary. The women’s weights was not linked as strongly to the risk of developing heart disease as their activity level. The study concluded that "fitness may be more important than overweight or obesity for cardiovascular risk in women."
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Are You At Risk For Heart Disease
Heart disease is the number-one killer in America, and we all want to lower our risk of developing it. Now, a recent study conducted at the University of Florida suggests that a person’s fitness level could count more than their weight when building a healthier heart.The study followed 905 women between 1996 to 2000. Seventy-six percent of these women were overweight when the study began. Those who took part in the study were asked many questions about their activity level.
In the five years that the women’s progress was tracked, 68 of them died and 455 suffered from a heart-related ailment like a heart attack or stroke.
The study, which was first published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that women with a moderate activity level were less likely to develop heart disease than those who were more sedentary. The women’s weights was not linked as strongly to the risk of developing heart disease as their activity level. The study concluded that "fitness may be more important than overweight or obesity for cardiovascular risk in women."
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Heart diseases are such a threat nowadays, for women and men alike. Even some youngsters are getting heart strokes and diseases, which is very strange and shocking. our unhealthy diet and lack of activity are to be blamed for heart ailments.