Cheerful adults less prone to heart attack

• April 24, 2024

People cheerful, positive and with an enthusiastic disposition are less likely to suffer a heart attack compared to bitter ones, according to a study published by health.com

Columbia University in New York State studied 1,739 unprecedented adults of having suffered a heart attack for at least 10 years. They were asked to answer questions about stressful situations while they were videotaped and rated from 1 to 5 how positive they felt.

During the follow-up of the participants, 145 heart attacks and other cardiovascular events occurred in the group studied. Those whose positive emotions They were rated as having higher risk of having a heart attack or similar. For each point on the scale rated as least positive, the risk rate increased 22%.

The pattern was repeated when measuring how much depressed or the volunteers were not there. Those who reported symptoms of depression, but they had a cheerful countenance, were less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases.

The experts still do not understand how a positive person can protect your heart, but the study suggests that you may have beneficial effects in health as good heart rate, blood pressure, and in the stress hormone, cortisol, which is involved in the process of inflammation and may cause heart attack.

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