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How 5 Cardiovascular Risk Factors Can Cut Over a Decade Off Your Life

In this episode, doctors break down a major global study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showing how five common risk factors — high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and obesity — can reduce life expectancy by more than 10 years.

With data from 1.5 million people across 39 countries, this is one of the most comprehensive insights we’ve ever had into how these conditions silently impact longevity.

You’ll learn:

• Which 5 risk factors affect lifespan most
• How having all five can shorten your life by over a decade
• Why women may be more affected than men
• How reversing just one factor can increase your years
• Why midlife (50+) is a critical time to act
• What global data says about cholesterol, smoking, and blood pressure

Whether you're currently managing these conditions or aiming to avoid them, this episode gives you science-backed, doctor-approved guidance to extend your life and protect your heart.

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📄 Reference: Zhao et al. (2024). Global Effect of Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Life Expectancy at Age 50. NEJM. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206916

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