Small Lifestyle Changes in Your 20s Can Shape Your Heart Attack Risk for Decades, BU Study Finds
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Even modest improvements to diet, sleep, and exercise in young adulthood can dramatically lower the odds of later cardiovascular disease
    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      17 days ago

      And I bet it really only applies to the really bad diets.

      I’ve read a LOT about cardiovascular studies (along with diabetes) because they’re both in my family - bottom line is genetics is the primary driver for cardiovascular disease, and no one wants to acknowledge it.

      Diet and exercise can make a difference if your disease is caused by… (bad) diet and (lack of) exercise - which is a small fraction of people.

      We’ve seen Olympic athletes - runners notably - with significant cardiovascular issues. Clearly it wasn’t caused by a lack of exercise, and I really doubt their diet was the cause.

      • AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        17 days ago

        I do not eat well.

        I don’t exercise.

        But for some crazy reason, even if I do, my cholesterol levels and lipid levels and other things don’t change. In fact, my good cholesterol is 70+ even if I binge fast food for a week and…even if I don’t.

        Unfortunately, that means I’m just kinda fucked. I take meds to control various things but apparently it’s TBD if that even matters.