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Cardiovascular disease no longer an older adult's problem

Cardiovascular disease no longer an older adult's problem
Cardiovascular disease no longer an older adult's problem (Photo: iStock)

Heart disease is fast becoming a young person's condition. Once viewed as a health concern for the middle-aged and elderly, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is now increasingly affecting people under the age of 40, including in Kenya.

Global and local data show a worrying rise in heart-related complications among the youth, a trend linked not to family history but largely to changes in lifestyle, diet and stress.

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