In an older adult aged 70 years without known disease,which of the following interventions would have the HIGHEST impact on reducing the risk for coronary heart disease similar to younger subjects?

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Studies have shown that interventions on other risk factors have proved to be beneficial in older subsets of patients and have resulted in the reduction of clinical end points,for example,myocardial infarction and symptoms.Age is not a strong enough factor to be an independent predictor of heart disease risk.A low carbohydrate diet potentially will increase saturated fats.Increasing physical activity would have a greater impact on risk factors than taking a low dose of aspirin.

In an Older Adult Aged 70 Years Without Known Disease,which