More Education Means Lower Heart Risks

Maybe if you’re smarter you know not to wash fried chicken down with milkshakes, or to go take a walk every once in a while.

Because a new study in the journal Heart claims people with more education have a lower risk of heart attack later in life.

For the study, experts took a look at data on 12,000 heart attack sufferers and 14,000 healthy adults of similar age from 52 countries.

Results showed education level was strongly associated with heart attack risk in all countries, especially wealthy nations.

The researchers found that even when lifestyle, income, age and other factors were considered, people with low education levels—defined as eight years of school or less—were 31% more likely to have a heart attack than those with additional education.

Experts believe the education link is due to smart people having a better understanding of heart health and what causes heart attacks.

Via Reuters.

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