Why do indigenous Bolivians have some of the healthiest hearts?

“There’s a tendency to blame your genes for heart problems and what this study shows us is that you can’t blame your parents, just your lifestyle.” Dr. Joep Perk, cardiologist

MARIA CHENG AP MEDICAL WRITER
HEALTH & FITNESS

LONDON — Deep in the Bolivian Amazon lives a group of indigenous people who spend their days hunting and farming. Researchers say this may be part of the reason they have some of the healthiest hearts on the planet. The Tsimane, a society of...

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