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| Optimism is good for the heart, a study
said on Monday. The must optimistic among a group of 545 Dutch men aged 64 to 84 had a (67) 50 percent lower risk of cardiovascular (心血管的) death over 15 years of follow-up, (68) to the study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. (69) research has suggested being optimistic (70) overall physical health and lowers (71) risk of death from all causes. A (72) attitude also has been shown to help patients who suffer (73) heart disease caused by narrowed arteries (动脉). The new study measured (74) level of optimism about their lives by having them (75) to statements such as "I do not look forward to (76) lies ahead for me in the years to come" and "My days seem to be passing by slowly," or "I am still (77) of plans." "Optimism can be (78) easily and is stable over long periods, (79) it does tend to decrease with age," said lead researcher Erik Giltay of the Institute of Mental Health in Deft, the Netherlands. On a (80) of zero to three, with three being most optimistic, the (81) scores in the study (82) from 1.5 in 1985 to 1.3 in 2060. Higher scores were (83) with being younger, being better (84) , living with others, having better health, and doing more (85) activity. "It is yet to be established whether interventions aimed (86) improving an older individual’s’ level of optimism may reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality," he added. |