Dr. Dana King from the University of South Carolina joins us today to discuss a study recently published in The American Journal of Medicine about how adopting a healthy lifestyle in middle age has significant health benefits.

Dr. King, lead author of the study, provides us with the specific details used in the study that led to lower rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality.

Dr. Dana King answers listeners’ calls.

Program Reference Notes:

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http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2007-08-01T222000Z_01_N01380372_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-EXERCISE.xml

"Turning Back the Clock: Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age." The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 120, Issue 7, July 2007

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TDC-4NHV737-1&_user=10&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=11&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235195%232007%23998799992%23661844%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5195&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=36&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3b34f28383096df6f2120d8c8dacbf45

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http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu/SearchResourceDetail.asp?Nutrition_ID=3960