- New research has found that a healthy-healthy lifestyle will not only reduce your risk of heart disease, but may also reduce your chances of developing cancer.
- The findings suggest that the risk factors that cause heart disease may also lead to cancer.
- Healthy habits used to combat heart disease can be helpful in reducing a person’s risk of cancer.
New research suggests that following a healthy heart lifestyle can reduce the risk of heart disease and may also reduce the likelihood of developing cancer.
JACC: The study, published in the March 2021 issue of Cardioecology, found that heart disease (CVD) risk – including natriuretic peptide levels as well as traditional risk factors such as age, sex, and smoking – was associated with an increased risk of cancer. . Has happened
The findings suggest risk factors causing CVD that can also lead to cancer. Therefore, healthy habits used to deal with CVD can be helpful in reducing a person’s risk of cancer.
“A healthy diet and controlling other medical issues such as high blood pressure and diabetes are controlled for many reasons, and the risk of cancer is one of them,” says MemorialCare, a medical oncologist and hematologist. Cancer Institute at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California.
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and other centers in the United States and the Netherlands evaluated the health data of 20,305 people enrolled in the study.
Heart-healthy lifestyle reduces cancer risk
In 15 years, 2,548 people developed cancer. Researchers found that traditional CVD risk factors – age, gender, and smoking status – were independently associated with cancer.
They also found that high levels of natriuretic peptides – markers that indicate stress on the heart – also predicted a higher risk of cancer.
Study participants with the most natural peptides were 40 percent more likely to develop cancer.
Participants who followed heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors – managing blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight and diet – had a lower risk of developing cancer.
