Nearly 1 in 10 young adults could have fatty, narrow arteries

Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" proportion of younger adults also have the condition
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- Nearly 1 in 10 young adults could have fatty, narrow arteries.
Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" proportion of younger adults also have the condition
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