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Many people talk about individual risk factors for heart disease. But not a lot of people talk about what happens when you have combinations of them. The risk factors of heart disease include total and HDL-C levels, triglyceride levels, systolic blood pressure, BMI, and blood glucose levels. People are actually 5 times more likely to have heart disease when 3 or more of these risk factors are present. The funny thing is that your weight greatly influences your odds of you having any these risk factors. If you weigh more, chances are you’ll have three or more. However, if you lose weight, you decrease the chances of having these risk factors. What’s the bottom line? Losing weight pays off!
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