Dogs help lower heart risks
18th June 2013
In a scientific statement the AHA highlighted research showing pet ownership was probably associated with a reduction in heart disease risk factors and increased survival among patients.
However, a note of caution accompanied the statement.
“It may be simply that healthier people are the ones that have pets, not that having a pet actually leads to or causes reduction in cardiovascular risk,” the authors said.
Dog ownership in particular was said to help reduce cardiovascular risk through