usatoday.com — You can't blame this one on McDonald's. Scientists found evidence of clogged and hardening arteries in CT scans of ancient mummies, suggesting that heart disease isn't caused only by modern risk factors like smoking and fast food.
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myztryNov 18, 2009
These mummified people weren't peasants or slaves living on grains or such. They would have 'suffered' the same issues that we do today. Everything no matter how unhealthy was readily available to them for a pittance of their wealth.It may have taken a whole army going into foreign lands, but they would have still got whatever they thought they desired.
xkrwlngNov 18, 2009
yeah, because as we all know, eating fatty food makes you have high body fat.that must be why eskimos (diet almost entirely fat and protein) have all those same problems. oh wait, they don't.btw egyptians used to be known as the "bread-eaters". a carbohydrate-based (i.e., agriculture-based) diet was the cause of their (and our) obesity, dental and cardiovascular problems.and you can still blame it on McDonalds, ftl.
nastri83Nov 18, 2009
They didn't have smoking or unhealthy food back then? These Egyptians must have been masters of nutrition.
inactiveuserNov 19, 2009
There is a bacterium involved Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis with dental that invades the bloodtream. It attacks heart valves, platelets and arteries and causes degradation of the system. So let me google that for you...<a class="user" href="http://www.perio.org/consumer/mbc.heart.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.perio.org/consumer/mbc.heart.htm</a><a class="user" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8063512.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8063512.stm</a><a class="user" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080910210523.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/08091 ...</a><a class="user" href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=100687" rel="nofollow">http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?art ...</a><a class="user" href="http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/health_news/170205gumdiseaseheart.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/heal ...</a><a class="user" href="http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/OC/Information/OralHealthBasics/MedCondOralHealth/HeartDiseaseOralHealth/HeartDiseaseandGumDisease.cvsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/OC/Informati ...</a><a class="user" href="http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/periodontal-disease-heart-health" rel="nofollow">http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/period ...</a>
jmyhc4Nov 19, 2009
Hardly...Dental check-ups might not be mandatory, but they are useful. That fluoride treatment isn't just to make your teeth pretty. And doctor check up are essential.There are so many silent disorders/diseases/cancers that a typical person cannot detect on their own. Small fluctuations in weight, blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse can indicate developing problems.