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Study: Nearly half of U.S. adults have heart risk factor

LOS ANGELES - Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday.

One in eight Americans has at least two of the conditions and one in 33 has all three, sharply increasing their risk. Of those with...

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