Living near pubs, bars and fast-food restaura
<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>
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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 of [
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.