Recent studies in Europe found that after the age of 50,
excess body fat results in hardening of the arteries, and may increase the risk
of dying from a cardiovascular disease. Obesity can cause the blood vessels in
young people to adapt, but this ability to adapt is lost after middle age. Blood
will travel faster in stiff blood vessels than healthy vessels. Certain
metabolic products in the blood may lead to the damage of the elastic fibers in
our blood vessels. Many years of obesity may cause permanent damage to the
arteries by middle age.
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