Saturday, September 24, 2011

Can you be a healthy weight but still get heart disease from fat build up

Can you be a healthy weight but still get heart disease from fat build up?
Can you be a normal healthy, even slight underweight weight but still have fat build in the arteries?
Diet & Fitness - 4 Answers
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1 :
Absolutely. Weight is not the same as health. People of any weight can be very unhealthy. That's why everyone needs to keep to a healthy diet, even if their metabolism means they don't gain weight anyway. Just because it doesn't show on their body doesn't mean it isn't happening. X
2 :
Yes. I know skinny people that have died from heart disease, and i know fat gutys that look like sh*t but we run hill sprints together and their hearts are completely healthy. Its all about what your body can do.
3 :
Generally it's less likely than if you are overweight, but definitely possible, especially if you have a family history of those issues or other risk factors like smoking. Cardiovascular disease is closely related to diet and exercise habits, and so is weight, so they are correlated with each other, but the disease doesn't directly depend on the weight. It's possible to eat crappy food and not exercise and still be skinny, either through genetics or undereating the crappy food or destructive behaviors like eating disorders and drug abuse - but that person will have an increased risk of heart disease relative to someone of the same weight who eats healthy and is moderately active.
4 :
Even if you are a "normal" weight, that does not mean you eat healthy food. Fried food and processed food with trans fat can contribute to heart disease. Also, in theory, a person could actually be underweight but be obese in terms of body fat (over 40%

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