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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Camilla Foster

How to look after your heart health this summer

These simple habits will do wonders for your heart health (Alamy/PA) -

The start of the 2020s has been “the worst start to a decade for heart health for half a century”, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

A new analysis by the heart health charity found that cardiovascular deaths in working age adults have risen by 18% since 2019, from 18,693 to 21,975 in 2023, averaging 420 a week.

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