Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes,
people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the
biggest-ever study of mummies searching for the condition.
Researchers say that suggests heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/study-even-ancient-mummies-had-clogged-arteries
Researchers say that suggests heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/study-even-ancient-mummies-had-clogged-arteries
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