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Freya Hodgson

Bad breath could be warning sign of ‘deadly’ heart disease - and ways to lower risk

Waking up with morning breath can be unpleasant - especially for your significant other - but did you know the foul smell could be a warning sign of heart disease?

Coronary heart disease (CHD), also known as ischaemic heart disease, describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries, writes the NHS.

It is responsible for around 66,000 deaths in the UK each year, equivalent to 180 people each day, or one death every eight minutes.

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