What's Good For Heart Can Also Prevent Cancer

What's Good For Heart Can Also Prevent Cancer

Some healthy lifestyle tips recommended by the cardiologist was not only effective in reducing the risk of heart disease , but is also beneficial in preventing cancer , a study suggests .
7 tips to maintain a healthy heart and reduce the risk of cancer

heart health and prevent kankerAda seven tips recommended by the American Heart Association to reduce the risk of heart disease . Seven tips are:

1 . exercise routine
2 . Keeping weight
3 . Eating a healthy diet
4 . Keeping cholesterol levels
5 . Lowering blood pressure
6 . Controlling blood sugar levels
7 . Do not smoke .

The seven tips are not only good for heart health , but also reduces the risk of cancer by 50 percent .

" These findings are not surprising given the many elements involved such as implementing a healthy diet , regular exercise , and not smoking , where it has been known to reduce the risk of cancer ," said Laura Rasmussen - Torvik , leader of the study .

Dr. David Katz , director of the Prevention Research Center , Yale University , said that for a long time science has shown if you eat healthy foods is one way to avoid heart disease , diabetes , and cancer . It is like the proverbial ' one paddle , two - three islands exceeded ' , where by exercising regularly and eating healthy foods always , considered to be very effective in preventing several diseases as well as heart disease and cancer , and did not rule out other diseases .

To see the relationship with the risk of cancer , the research team collected data on more than 13,000 men and women who took part in an ongoing study of atherosclerosis ( hardening of the arteries) which began in 1987 . At the beginning of the study , all participants were asked about lifestyle and healthy habits which they apply . Twenty years ago , almost more than 3000 people affected by cancer , especially lung cancer , prostate , breast , and colon .

The researchers found that those who apply 6 to 7 tips recommended healthy lifestyle , known to have a 51 percent lower risk of developing cancer than those who did not apply . While those who apply 4 tips are known to have a 33 percent lower risk of developing cancer compared with those who did not apply .

If the "no smoking " removed from the list of healthy lifestyle , then the relationship between heart health and a lower risk of cancer will be reduced significantly .

The researchers hope that if these findings can help clinicians in an effort to encourage patients to always apply a healthy lifestyle in order to avoid various diseases including heart disease and cancer .