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Greater height in young adulthood is inversely associated with the incidence of coronary heart disease and all types of stroke.
You cannot change your height, but this finding highlights the importance of early life health and socioeconomic factors. Focus on what you can control: maintaining a healthy weight and building muscle strength.
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Height was inversely associated with CHD and all types of stroke.
Why this rating
Large cohort study with long-term follow-up.
Source
Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men
Karri Silventoinen et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2008
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyn231
cohort · n=1145467Cited 226×
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