Friday, June 29, 2007
It's NEVER too Late!
June 29, 2007 -- Even in middle age, adopting a healthy lifestyle can lower the risk of heart disease and premature death, researchers say.
Middle-aged adults who began eating more fruits and vegetables, exercising, keeping weight down and not smoking decreased their risk of heart disease by 35 percent and risk of death by 40 percent in the four years after they started.
"The adopters of a healthy lifestyle basically caught up . . . [with] people who had been doing these behaviors all along," said Dr. Dana King at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Middle-aged adults who began eating more fruits and vegetables, exercising, keeping weight down and not smoking decreased their risk of heart disease by 35 percent and risk of death by 40 percent in the four years after they started.
"The adopters of a healthy lifestyle basically caught up . . . [with] people who had been doing these behaviors all along," said Dr. Dana King at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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