Diabetes and obesity are rising among young adults in the United States, an alarming development that puts them at higher risk for heart disease, according to a study of 13,000 people between 20 and 44 years old.
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Hyperlipidemia — high levels of cholesterol or triglycerides — declined from 40.5 percent to 26 percent. The study’s authors pinpointed structural racial inequities in American society as a driver of the gaps.
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