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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

A look at the health metrics of the Bolivian Tsimane tribe reveals some very interesting findings.

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Jan 24, 2024
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined.

Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable.

However, most adults will start to develop advanced plaque in their coronary arteries early in life.

By age 66, more than half of all females will have evidenc…

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