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<\/p>\nShort people are more likely to develop coronary heart disease\u2014and their risk of suffering from a stroke is higher, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A 2015 study found that someone who stands at a petite 5 feet tall is 32 per cent more likely to have heart disease than someone who is around the more average stature of 5″6.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr Peter Fotinos, medical director at Male Excel,\u00a0told The Sun:\u00a0‘A large-scale study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that each additional 2.5in (6.5cm) in height was associated with a 13 per cent lower risk of coronary heart disease.<\/p>\n
‘Scientists believe this may be partly due to larger arteries and better lung capacity in taller people.’<\/p>\n
According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), there has been a 21 per cent rise in the number of people being diagnosed with heart failure since 2020\u2014the highest on record.<\/p>\n
The link between height and heart disease was one of several examples which demonstrate a\u00a0link between how we measure up and catastrophic health issues shared by Dr Fotinos.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also told the paper that studies found that shorter people are more at risk of suffering a stroke, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But being tall isn’t a reason to feel smug about your heart health.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Millions of Britons are at risk of developing heart disease\u2014regardless of their height (file image)<\/p>\n
After studying data from 800,000 people from across the world, researchers from Queen Mary University of London concluded that taller people are more likely to have\u00a0atrial fibrillation\u2014 an irregular heartbeat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The British Heart Foundation says that 1.62 million people have been diagnosed with the condition since 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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