Eight lifestyle factors proven to slash your risk of dying from multiple causes, including heart attack and stroke by nearly 80 PERCENT READ MORE: Getting angry may increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke By Maiya Focht For Dailymail.Com Published: 11:04 BST, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 11:05 BST, 29 May 2024 e-mail 13 View comments 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. Researchers from the American Heart Association studying more than 5,600 people found those who ate a healthy diet, got between seven and nine hours of sleep per night, didn't smoke, exercised and managed their blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and weight, reduced their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 36 percent.
Additionally, people who had a family history of CVD reduced their risk of developing the condition and dying from heart and stroke by 39 percent. Their risk of dying from any cause was reduced by nearly 80 percent. 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.
These are the eight factors that the American Heart Association recommends you keep in check to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease- which includes heart attack and stroke. Professor Ma said: 'Our study findings tell us that no matter .
