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Feb 28, 2013
fsunews.com
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The recent culmination of the research project formally titled “Personality, Metabolic Rate and Aerobic Capacity,” fronted by Antonio Terracciano, associate professor in the Department of Geriatrics at the College of Medicine, has examined the correlation between personality and energy rates, concluding that some personality traits are linked to higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels and increased longevity.

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Mar 01, 2013
U.S. News Health
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Study author Dr. Antonio Terracciano, an associate professor of geriatrics at the FSU College of Medicine, said it's difficult to know whether personality traits affect cardiovascular health or if it works the other way around -- if being more heart healthy makes a person more resilient. But what is clear is that the two are linked, the new study suggests, despite not proving a definitive cause-and-effect relationship.

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Mar 01, 2013
Theramatch
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Study author Dr. Antonio Terracciano, an associate professor of geriatrics at the FSU College of Medicine, said it's difficult to know whether personality traits affect cardiovascular health or if it works the other way around -- if being more heart healthy makes a person more resilient. But what is clear is that the two are linked, the new study suggests, despite not proving a definitive cause-and-effect relationship.