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Physically active women have significantly decreased risk of heart disease
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:50:07 EST
Women who spent less of their day in sedentary behaviors—sitting or reclining while awake—had a significantly decreased risk of heart disease, but there has been an increase in the incidence of younger women having acute heart attacks in the U.S., according to two studies in a special Go Red for Women issue of the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, published in February, American Heart Month.