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5 Risk Factors at 50 Can Steal a Decade of Life

by Nadine Eckert | Apr 17, 2025

Nearing 50? Obesity Could Steal 10 Years—or More—from Your Life, Says Alarming New Study

There are five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease — high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and smoking — and at age 50, these factors can reduce life expectancy by more than 10 years.

This is the conclusion of an international study led by German researchers and presented at the 2025 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

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