A new study says obviously not.
Many people probably know that staying active and physically fit, in addition to other healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States-it kills more than 700,000 people a year. Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke and cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation all under “heart disease” umbrella, and the majority of these conditions involves narrowed or blocked blood vessels.
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A new study published in the American heart journal, circulation, looked at nearly 5 million men and women of different ages and races in Europe and followed them for approximately six years.
Were all at risk for heart disease due to genetics, but other factors, from high blood pressure and diabetes, high cholesterol and Smoking. The researchers measured fitness and physical activity of study participants using questionnaires and fitness monitors such as a fitness Bracelet.
People in the study were identified as high, moderate or low risk of developing heart disease based on their family history.
Shares/Getty ImagesWomen work out on exercise bikes at the gym in an undated photo.
The results were surprising. The most active people, even taking into account other risk factors, saw their risk of heart attack, stroke or atrial fibrillation, a drop of nearly 50 percent. This applies to those with even low or moderate genetic risk for heart disease.
Every year, one out of every six dollars on health care is spent on cardiovascular disease, and that the dollar amount is expected to rise in 2030 to about 818 billion, according to the centers for control and prevention (CDC).
However, exercises are the most effective way to help prevent heart disease.
There is no magic number of minutes per week of exercise that doctors may recommend to change the situation, but the American heart Association currently recommends 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise three or four times a week to prevent heart attack or stroke. Therefore, in order to maintain a healthy heart, in spite of these bad genes — avoid Smoking, eat a heart-healthy diet and pressure levels activity to get the risk down.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
