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'Thrifty Gene' Theory in Coronary Heart DiseaseMany people in South Africa are unable to process cholesterol properly, causing cholesterol to collect in the bloodstream and to be deposited as �plaques� on the walls of blood vessels in the heart. This disturbs the blood flow and eventually blocks t |
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Emerging Heart Disease in the Black PopulationDr Derick Raal, Consultant Physician and Head of the Lipid Clinic at the Johannesburg Hospital, says that we are sitting on a time bomb. There is going to be a surge of coronary heart disease in the black population in 10 to 15 years time, unless active s |
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