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Why Being Short Could Save You From a Heart Attack

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks

If most of us had a choice, we’d rather be tall than short. But a new study shows that being vertically challenged has at least one big health advantage: a lower risk of dangerous blood clots called venous thromboembolisms (VTEs).

After studying more than 2 million people, researchers from Lund University in Malmo, Sweden, found that the risk of VTEs was strongly associated with height.… Read More