Choosing to follow five simple diet and lifestyle rules could allow American men to avoid nearly 80% of heart attacks, and the medical bills associated with them. This news comes according to the results of a study of 20,721 Swedish men with no history of cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, high cholesterol or diabetes. The study ran from 1997-2007 and the men were asked to track their diet and lifestyle choices for 12 years. So what did the results say?

Well if you’re willing to follow some or all of the following simple and somewhat obvious five lifestyle choices, your chance of a costly heart condition is greatly reduced. Here are the 5 things you need to do to drastically reduce your chances of getting heart disease:

Quit Smoking
Drink Moderately (less than two drinks a day)
Exercising Daily (40 minutes a day)
Eat a Healthy Diet (including plenty of fish, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts)
Keep Your Tummy Trim

Agneta Akesson of the Karolinska Institutet in was one of the study leaders, and he readily admits it’s not rocket science. […]