A Healthy Lifestyle Protects Heart Health For Women Over 50

They collected data on each of these factors for over 40,000 women ranging from 50 to 79 years old who had a healthy body weight, had no history of heart disease, and weren’t on menopause hormone therapy. Their lifestyle practices were ranked (individually and collectively) as low risk or high risk for heart disease. 

Not surprisingly, having healthier behaviors across the board—like having a smaller waist circumference, not smoking, not drinking in excess, and eating healthfully—were linked to a significantly lower risk of heart disease including strokes and heart attacks.