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Cardiovascular illness has been the leading cause of death in China for at least two decades, but in recent years they have become more common, especially in rural provinces.

A recent Harvard study has found that there are links between a rise in cardiovascular disease  in Chinese people and consumption of western foods.

The study spanned 20 years, and followed a cohort of people, monitoring their diet and lifestyle.

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Tuesday, August 23 2016
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Featured in storyYanping Li, Researcher in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public healthDr Ming Lu Chen, Lecturer at the Sydney University's China Studies Centre and the Department of Government and International Relations
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