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Can somebody tell me how can diet increase risk of heart disease?

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Diet: Poor diet can cause obesity and associated Insulin dysfunction. It can also cause fat to infiltrate the walls of arteries and make heart attack possible. Poor nutritional diet can cause nutritional malfunction of the heart. Too much salt can cause fluid retention.

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Answered 4/7/2016

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