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‘Healthiest hearts in the world’ found

18-Mar-2017

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Tsimane people in the forests of Bolivia rarely signs of clogged up arteries – compared to 25% of 45 year old Americans.

16,000 Tsimane hunt, fish and farm on the Maniqui River in the Amazon rainforest.

They get 72% of their energy from carbohydrates.

Tsimane are far more physically active averaging over 16,000 steps a day.

The study was published in The Lancet journal.

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Gregory S. Thomas

Medical Director of MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute

Michael Gurven

Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara

The Lancet

Medical journal covering general medicine

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Heart Disease