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Drinking-and-Heart-Health.jpgActually it turns out it's the combination of the two that can add years to your life. So drink a Little, stay active, and save Your Heart!

According to a new study published today, experts found that people who did not drink alcohol or perform any exercise had a 30% to 49% higher risk of heart disease than those who either drank, exercised or did both.

The study, published in the European Heart Journal, followed 11,914 Danish men and women over a period of around 20 years. The researchers found that non-drinkers had a 30% to 31% higher risk of heart disease compared with moderate drinkers. In fact, those who had at least one drink a week and were physically active had a 44 percent to 50 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who were physically inactive and didn't drink.

Moreover, the study went as far to say that people who were physically active and had a drink a week had up to a 33 percent lower risk of dying from any cause!

I'll drink to that!
Posted on 01.10.2008 by Registered CommenterTanya Ryno in | CommentsPost a Comment

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