First, the AHA guidelines were designed based on knowledge ofriskfactors for cardiovasculardisease and thus did not take into account certain riskfactors for specific cancers.
Not surprisingly, the researchers found a clear relationship between the adolescents' body mass index and their likelihood of having riskfactors for cardiovasculardisease.
Scientists observed that people who adhered to a Mediterranean diet had a lower riskof heart disease, even in the face of having other cardiovascularriskfactors.