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Lifestyle Info from Docs Greatly Impacts in Reducing Heart Disease

Doctors who regularly explain to their patients the lifestyle changes necessary to help reduce heart disease risks have a noticeable positive impact on reducing the patients' cholesterol

Doctors who regularly explain to their patients the lifestyle changes necessary to help reduce heart disease risks have a noticeable positive impact on reducing the patients' cholesterol, according to a study published in the United States Monday.

The study carried out at Canada's McGill University in Montreal examined more than 2,600 patients at high risk of a heart attack, including some with diabetes or pre-existing heart problems.

It found that existing anti-cholesterol treatments were more successful when doctors regularly talked to their patients about how to reduce their heart risks by leading a healthier lifestyle, such as by taking exercise.

A 43-year-old man who was overweight and a smoker, with high cholesterol and blood pressure, for example, was calculated to have a heart-health level equivalent to that of a 51-year-old, it said.

But if he followed all the guidelines he gets for his treatment, he could reduce this age index to the equivalent of a healthy 42-year-old man.

The study was published in the US medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

Source-AFP
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