Don’t worry, be happy!

Positive emotions protect against heart disease: positive affect and reduced 10-year incident coronary heart disease:The Canadian Nova Scotia Health Survey.

Aim: Positive affect is believed to predict 
cardiovascular health independent of negative affect. We examined whether
higher levels of positive affect are associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a large prospective study with 10 years of follow-up.

Conclusion:  In this large, population-based study, increased positive affect was protective against 10-year incidentCHD, suggesting that preventive strategies may be enhanced not only by reducing depressive symptoms but also by increasing positive affect.

 
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