A new report from the American Heart Association found that people who tailored their lifestyle based on eight factors were 39 percent less likely to die from stroke or heart attack.
READ MORE:Nearly 1 million Americans die from cardiovascular disease each year, but following just a few key lifestyle habits could help cut down that number, a new study has found.
And Jiantao Ma, lead researcher and professor in the division of nutrition epidemiology from the AHA, said following these eight tips could cut your risk no matter your age or health history. The researchers looked at how heart-healthy lifestyle choices impacted the biological aging of the body and its cells, which contribute to a person's overall health.
In the study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the researchers analyzed the DNA of 5,680 participants in the Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948 and tracks individuals and their families to understand their risk for developing CVD.Because the dataset goes back so far, the researchers had details about the participants' family histories, which allowed them to know whether they were genetically predisposed to develop heart disease.
Next, the participants sleep quality was rated - needing to get between seven and nine hours of sleep to score well.They then rated participants based on physiological measures. People who scored high had a lower BMI, lower cholesterol and more stable blood sugar and blood pressure. Results showed that people with high scores were also 39 percent less likely to develop heart disease in the first place.
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