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    Feb 2, 2008, 08:57 AM
    Heart disease
    If fat and sugar was reduced in an average persons diet would it prevent the risk of later having the risk of suffering from heart disease?
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    Feb 3, 2008, 01:28 PM
    It would be impossible to say that it would PREVENT a heart attack, but it would be accurate to say IT REDUCES THE RISK, of heart attack.

    The risk factors include:
    Family history of premature heart disease - obviously you cannot modify this.

    High blood pressure
    Smoking
    Diabetes
    High cholesterol

    These an individual can modify. Like you said, a low fat, lower refined sugar diet is a great way to help, in conjunction with a lifestyle that incorporates aerobic activity.


    Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease
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