Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This study examined the interplay between watching television and T2D genetic risk for risk of ASCVD.

Medium and high T2DM genetic risk not linked to increased risk for ASCVD when TV viewing is no more than 1 hour/day ...

The research team explained that ASCVD is caused by plaque build-up in arterial walls and refers to conditions that include ...

TV watching in excess of 1 hour per day was associated with increased risk for atherosclerotic heart disease, independent of ...

Watching no more than one hour of TV a day may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and other blood vessel diseases among ...

But for people with a low genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes who spent at least two hours watching TV each day, their risk of ...

ASCVD can be genetic ... Exercising is extremely important. The American Heart Association recommends that you exercise for 150 minutes per week at a moderate level of intensity.

Limiting daily television viewing to one hour or less may help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases, even in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to ...

The usual cohort equations for ASCVD risk assessment can be used ... of either early cardiovascular disease or what American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) guidelines ...

The research team explained that ASCVD is caused by plaque build ... published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, is one of the first to examine how the genetic risk for diabetes ...