Those Who Follow Seven Cardiovascular Behaviors Live Longer, Study Finds
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Dynamic Graphics/Creatas/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — A study published on Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that people who follow seven recommended cardiovascular health behaviors are much less likely to die than those who follow few or none of the behaviors, Health Day reports.
The behaviors include not smoking, eating a healthy diet, having normal cholesterol, blood glucose and total cholesterol levels, being physically active and having normal blood pressure, and are recommended by the American Heart Association.
According to the researchers, cardiovascular disease kills more than 800,000 people a year and accounts for about one in three deaths. It is the number one cause of death in the nation.
Almost 45,000 adults from the United States participated in the study.
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