According to two new studies published in the July 22-29 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association, if you live a healthy lifestyle of eating right and exercising you can significantly reduce your chances of cardiovascular disease.
One study involved male patients and examined the relationship between heart failure and six factors: obesity, exercise, smoking, alcohol intake, consumption of breakfast cereals and consumption of fruits and vegetables.
The women's study analyzed blood pressure against six factors: obesity, exercise, alcohol intake, use of painkillers, adherence to diet to reduce blood pressure, and folic acid supplement intake.