Revived bill addresses South Asian Americans’ elevated heart disease risk

New U.S. research found South Asian adults developing major cardiovascular risk factors by their mid-40s, including sharply higher rates of prediabetes.

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has revived legislation aimed at the disproportionately high cardiovascular risks facing South Asian Americans, months after new research found major risk factors emerging by age 45.

About the proposal

Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announc…