(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB live) (ADVP (RBR longer))) (CC and) (VP (VB lower) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN risk)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN heart) (NN disease))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN move)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NNS mountains)))) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB help))) (. .)))
If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
want
want
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
live
live
VERB
VB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
long
longer
ADV
RBR
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
lower
lower
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
risk
risk
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
move
move
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
mountain
mountains
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN Research)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NNS scientists)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Greece)))))) (VP (VBZ shows) (SBAR (IN that) (S (S (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNS mountains))))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ good) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NN heart) (CC and) (NN longevity)))))))) (. .)))
Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity.
nsubj
Number=Sing
research
Research
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
scientist
scientists
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Greece
Greece
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
show
shows
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
mountain
mountains
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
longevity
longevity
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS People)) (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN at) (NP (JJR higher) (NN altitude))))) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (JJR lower) (NN possibility)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN dying)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN heart) (NN disease))))) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (DT those)) (ADJP (JJR closer) (PP (IN to) (NP (NN sea) (NN level))))))) (, ,) (SBAR (ADVP (RB even)) (IN if) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (NNS factors)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD could) (VP (VB increase) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN risk))))))))))) (. .)))
People living at higher altitude have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors that could increase their risk.
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Cmp
high
higher
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Sing
altitude
altitude
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Cmp
low
lower
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
possibility
possibility
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
Number=Sing
die
dying
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
PRON
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
close
closer
ADJ
JJR
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
sea
sea
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
level
level
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Plur
factor
factors
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
increase
increase
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
risk
risk
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (`` ``) (S (NP (NP (NN Residence)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ mountainous) (NNS areas)))) (VP (VBZ seems) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ 'protective) (NN effect)) ('' ') (PP (IN from) (NP (NN heart) (NN disease))))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBD said)) (NP (NP (NNP Dr) (NNP Nikos) (NNP Baibas)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP University)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Athens)))))) (. .)))
"Residence in mountainous areas seems to have a 'protective effect' from heart disease," said Dr Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
residence
Residence
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
mountainous
mountainous
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
area
areas
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seems
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
'protective
'protective
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
effect
effect
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dr
Dr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Nikos
Nikos
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Baibas
Baibas
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Athens
Athens
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP He)) (CC and) (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS colleagues))) (VP (VBP suspect) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (VBN increased) (NN exercise)) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG walking) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (JJ mountainous) (NN area)))))) (VP (VP (VBZ gives) (NP (DT the) (NN heart)) (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN workout))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ enables) (NP (PRP it)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB cope) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJR lower) (NNS levels)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN oxygen))))))))))))) (. .)))
He and his colleagues suspect that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous area gives the heart a good workout and enables it to cope with lower levels of oxygen.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Plur
colleague
colleagues
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
suspect
suspect
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
increase
increased
VERB
VBN
nsubj
Number=Sing
exercise
exercise
NOUN
NN
mark
from
from
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
walk
walking
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
amod
Degree=Pos
mountainous
mountainous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
area
area
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
give
gives
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
workout
workout
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
enable
enables
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
cope
cope
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Cmp
low
lower
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
level
levels
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
oxygen
oxygen
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Researchers)) (VP (VBD studied) (NP (NP (DT the) (NML (NML (NN health) (NNS records)) (CC and) (NML (NN death) (NNS rates)))) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (CD 1,150) (NNPS Greeks)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD lived) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (CD three) (NNS villages)) (PP (IN near) (NP (NNP Athens))))) (PP (RB over) (NP (CD 15) (NNS years)))))))))) (. .)))
Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years.
nsubj
Number=Plur
researcher
Researchers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
study
studied
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
health
health
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
record
records
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
rate
rates
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1150
1,150
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
Greek
Greeks
PROPN
NNPS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
live
lived
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
village
villages
NOUN
NNS
case
near
near
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Athens
Athens
PROPN
NNP
advmod
over
over
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
15
15
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (CD One) (NN village)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (NP (CD 1,000) (NNS meters)) (IN above) (NP (NN sea) (NN level))))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ other) (CD two)) (VP (VBD were) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ low-lying) (NNS areas))))) (. .)))
One village was 1,000 meters above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
village
village
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1000
1,000
NUM
CD
root
Number=Plur
meter
meters
NOUN
NNS
case
above
above
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
sea
sea
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
level
level
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
low-lying
low-lying
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
area
areas
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Although) (S (NP (NP (NNS men) (CC and) (NNS women)) (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ mountainous) (NN village))))) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (NP (JJR higher) (NML (NN blood) (NN pressure)) (NNS rates)) (CC and) (NP (JJ other) (NN risk) (NNS factors))) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ other) (NNS villages))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJR lower) (NN rate)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN death))) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NN heart) (NN disease)) (CC and) (NP (JJ other) (NNS causes))))) (PP (IN after) (NP (DT a) (NML (CD fifteen) (NN year)) (NN follow-up)))) (. .)))
Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen year follow-up.
mark
although
Although
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
mountainous
mountainous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
village
village
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Cmp
high
higher
ADJ
JJR
compound
Number=Sing
blood
blood
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
pressure
pressure
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
rate
rates
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
risk
risk
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
factor
factors
NOUN
NNS
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
village
villages
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
low
lower
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
rate
rate
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
cause
causes
NOUN
NNS
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
fifteen
fifteen
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
follow-up
follow-up
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (DT The) (NN contrast)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ evident)) (PP (IN among) (NP (NNS men))) (PP (IN than) (PP (IN among) (NP (NNS women))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (NNP Baibas)) (VP (VBD added) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN report)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNP theJournal)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Epidemiology) (CC and) (NNP Community) (NNP Health)))))))) (. .)))
"The contrast was more evident among men than among women," Baibas added in a report in theJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
contrast
contrast
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
ccomp
Degree=Pos
evident
evident
ADJ
JJ
case
among
among
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
mark
than
than
ADP
IN
case
among
among
ADP
IN
advcl
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Baibas
Baibas
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
add
added
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
report
report
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
theJournal
theJournal
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
Community
Community
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Health
Health
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Heart) (NN disease)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world) (POS 's)) (JJ top) (NNS killers))))) (. .)))
Heart disease is one of the world's top killers.
compound
Number=Sing
heart
Heart
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
top
top
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
killer
killers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (S (NP (NN Smoking) (, ,) (NP (JJ high) (NN blood) (NN pressure)) (, ,) (NP (VBN raised) (NN cholesterol) (NNS levels)) (, ,)) (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ overweight)))) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN family) (NN history)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN illness))))) (VP (VB increase) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN possibility)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG developing) (NP (DT the) (NN disease))))))) (. .)))
Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol levels, being overweight and a family history of the illness increase the possibility of developing the disease.
nsubj
Number=Sing
smoking
Smoking
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
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compound
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blood
blood
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conj
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pressure
pressure
NOUN
NN
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
raise
raised
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
cholesterol
cholesterol
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NN
conj
Number=Plur
level
levels
NOUN
NNS
punct
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,
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,
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
acl
Degree=Pos
overweight
overweight
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JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
illness
illness
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Person=3|VerbForm=Fin
increase
increase
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
possibility
possibility
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
develop
developing
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VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
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.
If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help. Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity. People living at higher altitude have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors that could increase their risk. "Residence in mountainous areas seems to have a 'protective effect' from heart disease," said Dr Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens. He and his colleagues suspect that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous area gives the heart a good workout and enables it to cope with lower levels of oxygen.  Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years. One village was 1,000 meters above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas. Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen year follow-up. "The contrast was more evident among men than among women," Baibas added in a report in theJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Heart disease is one of the world's top killers. Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol levels, being overweight and a family history of the illness increase the possibility of developing the disease.