The findings, according to Loucks and his colleagues, underscore the potential importance of heart-disease prevention and treatment in people who have faced lifelong disadvantage.

劳克斯和他的同事们的调查结果强调了不利的环境因素在心脏疾病的预防和治疗中的重要地位。

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Blood pressure is "one of the biological underpinnings of heart disease," said Loucks, urging policy-makers who want to improve public health to think about improving access to education.

血压是“心脏疾病的生物学基础之一”，劳克斯说，并督促那些想要改善公共健康的决策者们考虑提高受教育的机会。

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People who were disadvantaged throughout life were, for example, more likely to smoke or be obese, explained Loucks, who is now an assistant professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

罗得岛普罗维登斯布朗大学的助理教授劳克斯解释，整个生活处于不利环境中的人，更有可能吸烟或肥胖。

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Loucks, 18, won all three of her matches for the Great Britain and Ireland team in this year's Curtis Cup.

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