heart disease
noun
: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation (such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or heart-valve defect)
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Nationally, lower-income households often live in neighborhoods that are hotter, and have fewer resources to deal with extreme weather and health conditions made worse by heat, like heart disease or asthma.
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Rebecca Redelmeier, NPR, 4 May 2024
Having larger glute muscles in place of fat can also ward off heart disease and be helpful with healthy weight management since muscle burns about twice as many calories as fat, Sewell explains.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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Rebecca Redelmeier, NPR, 4 May 2024
Having larger glute muscles in place of fat can also ward off heart disease and be helpful with healthy weight management since muscle burns about twice as many calories as fat, Sewell explains.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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“Heart disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20disease. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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