5 simple ways to reduce your risk of heart disease by 80 percent?
According to the study, here are five habits that helped participants reduce their risk of heart attack:
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36 percent lower risk after quitting smoking
Smoking is a life-threatening habit and should be avoided.
In this study, men who had never smoked or at least quit smoking about two decades before the study began had a 36 percent lower risk of heart attack.
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20 percent lower risk with a healthy diet
A healthy and mostly plant-based diet can reduce the risk of heart attack and other diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
In the study, a healthy diet consisted of at least five servings of fresh fruit and vegetables a day, four servings of whole grains, one or more servings of low-fat dairy products and two servings of healthy fish a week.
Even if participants ate foods that are not recommended, such as red and processed meats, the risk was still 20 percent lower.
- 12 percent lower risk by reducing belly fat
