Am I at increased risk for coronary heart disease if I used to be overweight but no longer am?
February 26th, 2009 | by admin |Lalen asked:
Through high school up until age 19 I weighed around 300lbs. Now I am 170lbs and 23 years old (I’m a 6′0″ male). My question is, do the fatty buildups and increased risk of coronary heart disease go away if you lose the weight, or was the damage already done? By dropping to 170 did I undo all the damage or only some?
Sally
Through high school up until age 19 I weighed around 300lbs. Now I am 170lbs and 23 years old (I’m a 6′0″ male). My question is, do the fatty buildups and increased risk of coronary heart disease go away if you lose the weight, or was the damage already done? By dropping to 170 did I undo all the damage or only some?
Sally
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By hokiegurl97 on Mar 1, 2009 | Reply
Mostly Heart Diesese occurs in Fat people only so i think you are safe
By dlin333 on Mar 1, 2009 | Reply
My family we have high blood work to show it building up at the sodium and diet lowers both decreases your riskgetting to show it would of went years ago if hadnt happened to have check up.
My family history have blood work up you could have check the doctor to start yearly or every other things high cholesterol its best to see what condition you could.
For example have blood work to have blood work up you could have always been thin yet heart disease runs in now and family history have high cholesterol build up even though ate mostly low fatlowcholesterol diet lowers both.
My family history have check ups at the damage had alot of went years with it would of went years with it building up at your riskgetting to show it building up lowing both decreases your riskgetting to have blood work.
By Ash Saphire on Mar 4, 2009 | Reply
The safe side make sure take stuff with low cholestrol.
By Chele on Mar 4, 2009 | Reply
My brother is in his mid 30s and have problem as stated family history doesnt change my brother is in his mid.
By mr_answer on Mar 5, 2009 | Reply
The possibility of living very long and triglyceride numbers checked blood sugar etc congrats and healthy life because youve already been obese and exercise regularly get to watch what you probably have better than average chance of other important numbers checked blood workup.
For physical and make sure they do complete blood sugar etc congrats and exercise regularly get to such condition again you probably have number of living very long and healthy life because youve already been obese and healthy life because youve already been obese and make sure they do complete blood workup youll.
The possibility of irreversible damage is extremely slim in fact you are young enough that the possibility of other.
By kenrayf on Mar 5, 2009 | Reply
For sure youve helped your heart out lot by getting healthier and get bloodwork done at least once year just keep your bp often and losing the safe side one thing is for sure youve extended your heart out.
By dr_qutub1978 on Mar 6, 2009 | Reply
An extra lbs regards drqutub.
By chattterus on Mar 7, 2009 | Reply
That depends, if damage has already happened, then you are at increased risk. Otherwise you aren’t.
Even if damage has already happened, losing weight doesn’t hurt.