Women: Have Bad Heart? Don't Live Here

31-05-2008 - 02:47

When it comes to your good heart health, it's not just the little things that can make a difference. Sometimes, it's the big things--like where you live. The least heart-friendly U.S. city for women is Nashville, Tennessee and the most heart-friendly is Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Business Journals report that the study, conducted by Sperling's BestPlaces for the American Heart Association, ranked the 10 most heart-friendly and 10 least heart-friendly U.S. cities for women based on 22 factors, including the rate of smoking, obesity, cardiac mortality and regular exercise among women. The country's 200 largest metropolitan areas were included in the survey.

Maybe you really can prevent a heart attack. If women would make just five lifestyle changes, a stunning 92 percent of heart attacks could be avoided.

Most heart-friendly cities for women:
1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota
2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.
3. San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, California
4. Denver-Aurora, Colorado
5. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
7. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon
8. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
10. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona

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Least heart-friendly cities for women:
1. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tennessee
2. St. Louis, Missouri
3. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
4. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
6. Columbus, Ohio
7. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
8. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
9. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
10. Indianapolis, Indiana

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