Closeness to nature and greenery in the neighbourhood may reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack, a recent study found. The study was conducted in the U.S.A on 249405 people of age 65 years and above and who are living in a greener locality for at least one year. The results of the study were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study included satellite images of vegetation in the neighbourhood. The study analysed the relation between neighbourhood greenery and each of the four heart diseases – irregular heart rate, heart failure, blockages in the heart muscle and damage in the blood vessels.
Other health conditions such as Diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels were also assessed. The results showed that people who lived in greener neighbourhoods had 25 per cent low risk of heart attacks, damage in the blood vessels, heart failure and irregular heart rate than people who lived in less green areas. The study concluded that the environment plays an important role in the heart health of human beings.
Source: Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025
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