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<p>Exposure to more ready-to-eat food outlets linked to a higher risk of heart failure, in a new study in the <em>Circulation: Heart Failure</em> journal</p>

While anyone who wants to stay fit knows to go easy on the booze and fries, it turns out keeping such temptations at a literal distance is key to a healthy heart. Living within a 15 minute walk of pubs and fast food outlets is associated with a greater risk of heart failure, going by health data covering half a million people in Britain. "Compared with those with no exposure to composite ready-to-eat food environments, participants in the highest density score category had a 16% higher risk...

Living close to pubs, bars and fast-food restaurats may lead to a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

People who live in high density areas, with 11 or more venues within easy walking distance, had a 16 per cent higher risk of suffering heart failure. The study was conducted in the US using UK data.

Living near ready-to-eat food outlets — particularly pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants — may be associated with a greater risk of developing heart failure.

People who live close to a pub, bar or fast-food restaurant have a higher risk of heart failure, compared to those who live farther away, researchers report.

A study led by Tulane University has found that residing near pubs, bars, and fast-food restaurants could increase the risk of heart failure

People who live close to a pub, bar or fast-food restaurant have a higher risk of heart failure, compared to those who live farther away, researchers report.

The closer proximity to fast food were associated with an elevated risk of heart failure.

Those who are obese are more likely to be socially isolated, and that social isolation can make people more likely to die early, a study says.