Carried out by researchers at University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) the study used data taken from 339003 unrelated individuals with a mean age of 56.86 years participating in the long-term health study UK Biobank. The researchers focused on five cardiovascular conditions -- coronary heart disease atrial fibrillation stroke hypertension and type 2 diabetes -- and calculated each participant's genetic risk for the diseases categorizing it as low intermediate or high. Read: Heart disease: 7 ways to keep your heart fit and strong The team then analyzed how within each genetic risk group an ideal intermediate or poor lifestyle affected the risk of
