
Heart disease risk higher for women who have these unhealthy lifestyle habits
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Eight specific habits appear to have twice the impact on heart health risk for women compared to men, according to Canadian researchers. Doctors weigh in.
The findings will be presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session in Chicago on March 29-31, 2025. "We found that women tend to have better health than men, but the impact on outcomes is different." "We know that premenopausal women have a lower age-adjusted cardiovascular risk, but this catches up after menopause." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The study included data from more than 175,000 Canadian adults without existing heart conditions who enrolled in the Ontario Health Study between 2009 and 2017, according to a press release.