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flag Reversing prediabetes cuts heart disease risk by up to 58%, new study finds.

flag A new study in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology finds that reversing prediabetes—returning blood sugar to normal—can reduce the risk of heart-related death or hospitalization by up to 58% and lower heart attacks and strokes by 42%, with benefits lasting decades. flag Analyzing data from over 3,000 participants in U.S. and Chinese trials, researchers say remission of prediabetes is a stronger predictor of heart health than lifestyle changes alone, challenging previous assumptions. flag Experts now recommend prediabetes reversal as a key preventive strategy alongside managing blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking, especially given that over one in three U.S. adults have the condition.

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