Owners of cats rarely suffer from heart attacks. This is the result of scientists from the University of Minnesota as a result of large-scale studies, which lasted for ten years reached. Study leader Adnan Qureshi (Adnan Qureshi) and his colleagues analyzed data on the health of 4,435 Americans between the ages of 30-75 years, more than half of them (2435 people) were former or current owners of cats. Participant observation was carried out in ten years. It turned out that the owners of cats risk of death from heart attack by 30% lower than that of people who do not have cats was. After Qureshi, who considers himself a cat named Nina who. Researchers expect a similar result, but do not expect it to be so important The reason why cat owners are less prone to cardiovascular complications is unknown. It is assumed that the animals to help people better experience stress. At the same time, we can not exclude that cat owners by nature more stress and worry, say the skeptics. The results were presented by scientists at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Stroke, presented in New Orleans.
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