Food Deserts Potentially Deadly For People With Irregular Heartbeat

The candy and beverage displays at a Wawa gas station

Key Takeaways

  • Living in a food desert increases health risks for people with atrial fibrillation

  • A-Fib patients have a more than doubled risk of stroke if they live in a food desert

  • They also are nearly four times more likely to die early

Originally published on healthday.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.