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Health Tip: Know Your Family Health History
By LadyLively on September 16, 2016
Your doctor may have asked you for your family health history, but do you know why?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a family’s health history, spanning at least three generations, can:
- Help determine your own risk of health conditions, such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease.
- Your risk of developing a chronic condition is higher if a close family member has had it.
- You can’t affect your family’s medical history, but you can affect your own health by not smoking, exercising and by eating healthier foods.
Source: HealthDay
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