According to a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, you can reduce your chances of having a fatal heart attack by around 50% merely by drinking more water.
The study found that men who drink a minimum of five glasses of water per day have only a 46% chance of having a fatal heart attack, and women had only 59% risk, compared to individuals who drink two or less glasses of water.
The study went on to state that women who drink two or less glasses of something other than water such as tea or juice stand a 147% greater chance of having a fatal heart attack.
The study was conducted on 8,280 male and 12,017 female participants, and it was determined that water intake determined fatal heart disease risk more than any other factor in the study.
Lead researcher Dr. Jacqueline Chan stated that, this study was the “first study to record the association between high water intake and reduced risk of coronary heart disease…by drinking more plain water, healthy people…reduced their risk of dying from a heart attack by half or more.â€
Dehydration can raise at least four independent risk factors for heart disease; whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, haematocrit, and fibrinogen. Keeping your body well-hydrated helps your heart more easily pump your blood through the blood vessels to the muscles, and helps the muscles work efficiently.
One of the reasons that heart attacks occur more frequently in the morning is because that is when your blood is thicker due to water loss while you were sleeping. This is also another reason why it is vital that you drink a large glass of water just before retiring for the night and also that you start your morning off with a large glass of water before eating or drinking anything else.
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