Women Less Likely Than Men to Change Habits That Increase Heart-Disease Risk

DALLAS — Sept. 10, 2007 — Smoking, eating fattening foods and not getting enough exercise are all lifestyle habits that can lead to poor health and cardiovascular disease – more so if you have a family history. But researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that women don’t change these habits as often as men, even when they have relatives with heart disease.

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