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cardiovascular disease

After far too much time and study it is still unclear which type of physical activity contributes the most to a reduction in cardiovascular disease. To attempt to resolve this 23,000 men and women from the general Dutch population were studied between 1993 and 1997. Remarkably, almost the entire study population (97%) was engaged in [...]

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Nearly half of all adults in the US have at least one chronic health condition that increases their risk to the major cause of death, cardiovascular disease. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has found that  45% of all people aged 20 years or older have either hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, or some combination [...]

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Variability in blood pressure is a much stronger predictor of both stroke and coronary disease than average blood pressure alone. In fact, BP by itself has limited predictive power. Blood pressure variability within a clinic visit is more predictive than average pressure. The strongest indicator of future stroke or cardiovascular disease in the next five [...]

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