Prevention

Dietary, Lifestyle Changes Responsible for Declining Incidence of Heart Disease in Women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 26th, 2000

Overall trends in women's lifestyles are responsible for a decline in American coronary heart disease rates, although the increased prevalence of obesity still puts many women at risk, say Harvard University researchers.

"Previous studies have found concurrent declines in blood pressure, serum cholesterol levels, and the incidence of and mortality from coronary disease," explained F.B. Hu and colleagues. "However, the effects of changes in diet and lifestyle on trends in coronary disease are largely unknown."

The researchers followed diet and lifestyle changes in 85,941 women between the ages of 34 and 59 over a period of 14 years ("Trends in the...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-10-26)

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