Background A lifestyle comprising a healthy diet, light alcohol consumption, no smoking,
and moderate or intense physical activity has been associated with reduced risk of …

Background: The impact of a healthy lifestyle on risk of heart failure (HF) is not well known.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of a combination of …

Background—Healthy levels of lifestyle factors can reduce the risk of cardiovascular
disease. However, except for smoking status, often considered a traditional risk factor, their …

Objectives A healthy lifestyle has an impact on cardiovascular health. Yet, the importance of
body mass index (BMI) and gender remains less clear. The aim of this study was to …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of healthy lifestyle characteristics and to examine the
association between different combinations of healthy lifestyle characteristics and …

Background The purpose of this study was to analyse which lifestyle parameters (daily
physical activity, dietary intake, smoking habits and alcohol consumption) discriminate …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death among women in the
United States. In 2008, more than 400,000 women died of CVD. 1 The increased risk of CVD …

Objective: The objective of the review was to synthesize the evidence of the effectiveness of
lifestyle-based interventions for mitigating absolute cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk …

Background—Adherence to several diet quality scores, including the Alternative Healthy
Eating Index, Alternative Mediterranean Diet score, and Dietary Approach to Stop …

The protective effect of different healthy lifestyle scores for the risk of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) was reported, although the comparisons of performance were lacking. We compared …