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Urban green and blue spaces are linked to less coronary artery calcification
June 28, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, June 28 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:

Being near and having more exposure to urban green space and blue (water) space is linked to lower odds of having coronary artery calcification in middle age, which is an early marker of cardiovascular disease.

The associations were more pronounced among Black individuals and those living in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status, with the strongest effects observed in Blac . . .

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