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Risk of Heart Disease Underestimated, Researchers Say
January 25th, 2012 |
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Heart disease is the leading killer in the U.S., and more than 27 million Americans currently have a cardiac condition. But what is your risk of developing heart disease at some point in your entire life? It might be a lot higher than you think, according to a new paper published online Wednesday in The [...]
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Global growth: More than 10 percent of adults worldwide are now obese
It’s no secret that along with fast food and other trappings of convenience, unhealthy lifestyles—and their associated health problems—have been spreading across the globe at a rapid clip. A new analysis of more than nine million people in 199 countries and territories puts numbers on the widespread weight gain. Nearly half a billion adults were [...]
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