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People who are married have lower rates of several cardiovascular diseases, as compared with those who are single, divorced or widowed. A study assessing records of over 3.5 million Americans reports that marriage associates with lower heart risks than for those who are single, divorced, or widowed. Carlos L. Alviar from New York University Langone …
Regularly working several hours of overtime has been found to dramatically increase the risk of developing heart disease. A study of 6014 British civil servants aged 35-55 has found that people who regularly work three or more hours longer than a normal, 7-hour day dramatically increase their risk of heart disease. After adjusting for sociodemographic …
Middle-aged and older women who ate fatty fish, a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, slashed their risk of heart failure by up to 30%. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish sources have been shown to exert beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors, with increased consumption of fatty fish and the omega-3s it contains to associate …
Via promotion of inflammation and metabolic dysfunction, low blood levels of Vitamin B6 may consequently increase cardiovascular risk. Previous studies have suggested that low vitamin B-6 status raises the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Jian Shen, from Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues assessed data collected on 1,205 subjects, ages 45 to 75 years, enrolled in …