heart disease
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Long treated as isolated or individual diseases, the conditions are interrelated, usually tied to excess abdominal fat, and a major driver of heart disease, according to the AHA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
At the start of the research, participants did not have diabetes, heart disease, or cancer.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
It means being able to maintain the weight she has lost at a fraction of the cost, she said, while keeping diabetes and heart disease at bay.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Impaired kidney function was also a major risk factor for heart disease, contributing to about 12% of global cardiovascular deaths.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The likelihood of any given person being killed in a terrorist attack is far smaller than the likelihood that the same person will clog up his arteries with fatty food and die of heart disease.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
