Short People Are at Higher [ ... ]

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SHORT people are at higher risk of heart disease than those who are taller, research suggests. A review of 52 studies found shorter adults were around 50% more likely to have heart disease, have a heart attack or die from the disease than tall people.

On average, short people were below 5ft 3in and tall people were over 5ft 8in.

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Short People Are at Higher [ ... ]

The effect was true for both men and women, although a separate analysi...

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