Cardiovascular Health Research Paper

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When you think Sodium what do you think of? Well when I think of sodium I go back to biology and remember learning about the elements and how our bodies. We are made of so many chemicals, like salt which is sodium chloride, Water which is Hydrogen and oxygen, and electricity.
Now let's look at what your Cardiovascular health is. Cardiovascular problems, which are problems that affect the heart and blood vessels, are some of the greatest overall health problems in the United States and around the world. Overall, heart disease, sometimes called coronary artery disease, is the number one killer of people in the United States. Today we can see a higher rate of cardiovascular events and a higher death rate in those individuals with low levels of

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