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As a result of these soaring rates of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases—including high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, and atrial fibrillation—have also steadily increased, because metabolic syndrome is a major risk factor for these diseases.
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Emeran Mayer (The Gut-Immune Connection: How Understanding the Connection Between Food and Immunity Can Help Us Regain Our Health)