Apparently, there are more risk factors than you thought when it comes to heart disease. These surprising risk factors include high cholesterol, being overweight, high blood pressure, smoking and a lack of exercise.
You probably know that heart disease is the number one killer in the United States – more than 610,000 Americans die of it every year. The interesting part is that researchers suggest that your cardiovascular health could be influenced by where you live.
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