Prevent Heart Disease at Any Age, Cardiovascular Disease, Best Ways to Prevent Heart Disease at Any Age
London: Heart disease is the UK’s number one killer – it kills one in every four men and one in every five women. Half of the 270,000 heart attacks a year are fatal and more than 1.5 million people have angina, a condition in which your heart arteries narrow. But you can reduce your risk of heart trouble, and here’s how to do it.
Drink a cup of tea: Actually, drink two. A ten-year study found that two cups a day can reduce your risk by more than 50 percent. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. They found that the key to the beneficial effect of tea is a group of chemicals called catechins, which prevent the hardening of the arteries and also help mop up harmful substances in the blood that might otherwise contribute to heart disease.
