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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPets May Curb Heart Disease Risk, Doctors Say
Owning a pet, especially a dog, probably lowers a person's risk of heart disease, a new statement from the American Heart Association says.
"There is a modest amount of data and reason to state that pet ownership may have some causal role in decreasing cardiovascular risk," said Dr. Glenn Levine, professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and chairman of the committee that wrote the statement.
Enough studies have looked at the question over the last decade that the time was right for a thorough scientific review of the data, Levine said.
The statement explains the evidence surrounding the question of whether pet ownership is linked with heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity and physical activity levels.
Some studies that have looked for a link between pet ownership and blood pressure have found that people with pets tend to have lower blood pressure, and are less likely to have hypertension, than those who don't own a pet, the statement said. The only randomized controlled trial to look at the question included 30 participants, and found that when people adopted a dog, their blood pressure dropped.
"There is a modest amount of data and reason to state that pet ownership may have some causal role in decreasing cardiovascular risk," said Dr. Glenn Levine, professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and chairman of the committee that wrote the statement.
Enough studies have looked at the question over the last decade that the time was right for a thorough scientific review of the data, Levine said.
The statement explains the evidence surrounding the question of whether pet ownership is linked with heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity and physical activity levels.
Some studies that have looked for a link between pet ownership and blood pressure have found that people with pets tend to have lower blood pressure, and are less likely to have hypertension, than those who don't own a pet, the statement said. The only randomized controlled trial to look at the question included 30 participants, and found that when people adopted a dog, their blood pressure dropped.
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Pets May Curb Heart Disease Risk, Doctors Say (Original Post)
BainsBane
May 2013
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denem
(11,045 posts)1. I so need by pet but,
she is a lady. My lady. Is this saying, you could do with have a living creature that is so totally dependant that he or she will die without you? OK, this, THIS is health? Go out and get one right now. Raid a pet factory, with money in your hand, preferably.
Individuals fight, especially if it means something. An unwanted pet is dead pet unless somebody cares, and maybe we should? It's for our won good.
Nice cuddly animals can save your life. Insects, and real people, whatever?
Not impressed.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)4. I don't understand
what you are saying. Can you express yourself with more clarity?
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. Nice! Nt
denem
(11,045 posts)3. So much easier than a human person
no fights, no sex (I hope), not on the endangered species list. Sweet.