A lot of heart disease can also be traced to genetics.
I have a relative who has always been physically active and has always had a very low fat diet.
He has heart disease as did every male member in his family.
Sometimes, no matter what you do, you get heart disease. But that doesn’t change the fact that healthy eating and an active lifestyle greatly reduce your chances of dying from heart disease. I know that from personal experience. Heart disease was prominent on both sides of my famiy — my father died from a heart attack and my mother had all the risk factors. But I was foolish enough to think I was invincible...that I could have a sedentary lifestyle and eat all kinds of junk including trans and saturated fats. January 7, 2008, I was proven wrong.