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The six main risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases are - cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, Diabetes, lack of exercise, and obesity. These are factors that can be controlled to lower your risk of suffering from a cardiovascular disease. There are other factors like age and family history that can also increase your chances of developing cardiovascular diseases and are beyond human control.

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