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psychological and social stress; and excess body fat around the waist called waist-to-hip ratio. Researchers compared how important risk factors were for severe stroke and mild to moderate stroke to ...

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Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have uncovered critical links between socioeconomic factors — such as income, education ...

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Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports.