A positive outlook may be good for your heart, suggests new study
Having
an optimistic mind-set may reduce the risk for cardiovascular
disease
and early death, a review of studies has found.
In
previous studies, optimism has been shown to be associated with a
range of favourable physical health outcomes and with greater success
in work, school and relationships.
This
new meta-analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, included 15
studies that measured optimism and pessimism by asking the level of
agreement with such statements as “In uncertain times, I usually
expect the best,” or “I rarely expect good things to happen to
me.”
Analysis
of the 10 studies that looked at heart disease, which pooled data on
209,436 people, found that compared with pessimists, people with the
most optimistic outlook had a 35 per cent lower risk for
cardiovascular events.
Nine
studies with data on all-cause mortality included 188,599
participants and found that optimists had a 14 per cent lower risk of
premature death than the most pessimistic people. Read
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