Muscle mass linked to heart disease risk


Maintaining muscle tissue volume may promote cardiovascular health and ward off heart attacks and strokes in future. — AFP

Maintaining muscle tissue volume may help to ward off heart attack/stroke – at least in men.

The amount of lean muscle a healthy person has in middle age is linked to their future risk of heart disease, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

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