Heart disease is rising in many parts of the East Midlands
However it's going up far faster in lower income areas like Nottingham
It’s been revealed the rate at which people are dying before the age of 75 from heart disease is rising more than twice as quickly in the poorest parts of the East Midlands.
Figures show the gap in early heart disease death rates between the most deprived communities, like Nottingham, and least deprived communities, like Rushcliffe, has widened by over 2.5 times.
Becky Elliot is from the British Heart foundation.
We've spoken to her following the report.
She says: "We are deeply concerned about this reversal in progress in premature deaths from cardiovascular disease."
"We think this should be absolutely sounding alarm bells."
It's really about digging in on ensuring everyone can access a healthy diet
"We're putting as much as we possibly can behind prioritising CBD and making sure that everyone can live in the best possible health."
"We also want to know that some of the causes of cardiovascular disease are more concentrated in more deprived areas like suddenly high rates of obesity, access to healthy balanced diets."
"These aren't issues of individual choice - it really is about the environment that is around us and how that supports our health."
"Firstly it's about addressing those long waits for heart care and secondly when we're talking about preventing cardio vascular disease."
"It's really about digging in on ensuring everyone can access a healthy diet and making sure the products available to us are as healthy as possible."
"Then it's about super charging research."