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Heart attacks striking younger, fatter Americans

Consumer Corner March 26, 2016 WebMD 0

The average age of people suffering the deadliest heart attacks fell from 64 years old to 60 years old over the past two decades,... Heart attacks striking younger, fatter Americans

The average age of people suffering the deadliest heart attacks fell from 64 years old to 60 years old over the past two decades, and obesity is now implicated in 40 percent of severe heart attacks.


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