fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
3 months ago6 Surprising Contributors to Cardiovascular Disease
While the average age for being diagnosed with heart disease in the United States is typically in the mid-60s for men and early 70s for women, the factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and bad cholesterol levels, can start years, sometimes decades, earlier. The factors that can lead to heart problems, such as clogged arteries, can begin as early as childhood and gradually worsen, research has shown.