Grey hair linked with increased heart disease risk in men(exactlyscience.com) |
Grey hair linked with increased heart disease risk in men(exactlyscience.com) |
“Atherosclerosis and hair greying occur through similar biological pathways and the incidence of both increases with age,” said Dr Samuel. “Our findings suggest that, irrespective of chronological age, hair greying indicates biological age and could be a warning sign of increased cardiovascular risk.”
for example: “Atherosclerosis and hair greying occur through similar biological pathways and the incidence of both increases with age,” said Dr Samuel. “
https://www.google.com/search?q=%E2%80%9CAtherosclerosis+and...
Walking to the shop linked with arriving at the shop.
Birthday cakes linked with getting older.
... if you eat an unhealthy diet of fatty animal products and consume animal protein. Arterial blockage is literally reversed on a whole foods, plant based vegan diet.
I wonder how hard it would've been to use some simple analysis of a photograph of the hair.
Is this the first time this link has been found? I was under the assumption that most (< 90%) men go grey or bald eventually.
Why not fucking well control for age then?!
"Worn passport documents linked to increased heart disease risk"
If they controlled for age, and found that men of equal age with more grey hair than others have a higher risk, then it could be a good and reasonable screening tool.
That being said, I think that we have more sensitive screening tools available at an even earlier age that makes me feel like this isn't all that helpful. It's pretty obvious that certain things put you at higher risk for CAD, and by avoiding those risk factors you lower your risk.