The women were followed for a period of fifteen years and were free of major chronic diseases at the outset of the study. (liveinthenow.com)
The Nurses» Health Study, initiated in 1976, is among one of the largest investigations into the risk factors for major chronic diseases in women. (naturalhealth365.com)
«Parental divorce is so common, so to see this high of an association with one of the major risk factors for most major chronic diseases struck me as concerning,» she said. (thestar.com)