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Race Can Predict the Risk of Heart Disease in Women

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A new study finds differing locations of fat in black and white women can help predict the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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" A new study -- different locations of that in black and white women can help predict the risk of cardiovascular. Disease researchers from Emory University examined at that distribution of over 300 women and -- that there arterial stiffness. Which is -- gauge of cardiovascular risk. Black women had more here real stiffness than white women but when all other factors were taken into account. Researchers determined that under the -- predicts increased arterial stiffness and black women while abdominal and -- that is a predictor and white women."

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