It’s not all in the genes: Clean living can cut heart risks
NEW ORLEANS — Clean living can slash your risk for heart disease even if your genes are heavily stacked against you. A large study finds that people with the most inherited risk cut their chances of having a heart attack or other heart problems in half if they didn’t smoke, ate well, exercised and stayed slim.
The opposite also is true: You can largely trash the benefit of good genes with unhealthy habits.