'Short people are at a far higher risk of heart disease than those who are taller, research suggests.A major review of three million people found shorter adults were around 50 per cent more likely to have heart disease, have a heart attack or die from the disease than those who tower above them.In the study men under 5ft 5in and women under 5ft were considered short while men over 5ft 10in and women over 5ft 6in were considered tall.'Shorter adults were around 50 per cent more likely to have heart disease than their taller counterparts. The research, published in The European Heart Journal, involved more than 52 separate studies. Lead author Dr Tuula Paajanen, from the University of Tampere in Finland, said their review was attempting to resolve years of conflicting evidence on the link between height and heart disease.'
Simple observation has always led me to believe that this is a major truth. I know only one overweight person who has died young from a heart attack and he was not 'a bit overweight' but was grossly obese and with a poor family history of longevity.
Virtually all of those whom I have known perish in this way have not been so much small, as slight in build.
I am a tad overweight - so I have a rather personal hope that this holds true!
Virtually all of those whom I have known perish in this way have not been so much small, as slight in build.
I am a tad overweight - so I have a rather personal hope that this holds true!
