Men with short legs more likely to suffer heart attacks

DrMirkin.com ^ | 8.31.05 | Gabe Mirkin, M.D.

[libh8er]

A study from the University of Bristol in England shows that men with short legs are at increased risk for heart attacks. Men with short legs have higher blood levels of triglycerides, lower blood levels of the good HDL cholesterol that prevents heart attacks and are more likely to store fat in their bellies, signs of not responding adequately to insulin, that causes late-onset diabetes.

The authors feel that something that happened before a man was born caused both his short legs and his insulin resistance. Women who do not get enough to eat during the first three months of their pregnancies give birth to babies who have short legs and develop late-onset diabetes. Starvation in the uterus causes these people to use their food very efficiently after they're born, which makes them fatter and increases their risk for diabetes and heart attacks

[buccaneer81]

Sure. Along with big ear lobes, male pattern baldness and vasectomies.

I've heard 'em all.

[SamAdams76]

"Not this s*it again!"

[libh8er]

[sushiman]

I guess that’s why Japanese men have a longer life span than western men . : )

And rarely die from heart attacks . : )

[buccaneer81]

LOL!

[stylin19a]

that rules out the long-legged mack daddy

[buccaneer81]

Precisely!

[CaptRon]

I had one at 44 and one at 51 and I’m rather tall.

[buccaneer81]

that rules out the long-legged mack daddy

There's always the cigarettes with him...

[libh8er]

The article’s BS, that’s why I posted it. According to these “scientists” there is no escape from death. If global warming doesn’t kill you first, short legs will.

[Kevmo]

bmflr

[Mr_Moonlight]

Yes, and men born with unusually long fingers tend to become rock star idols before prematurely dying of heroin overdoses, a study has shown ....

Where is my government grant ???

[Adams]

[ElectronVolt]

Jack (Nightmare Before Christmas) doesn't look so healthy.

[Secret Agent Man]

The abstract did not define what constituted “short legs”. Anyone know how short they were talking about?

[daler]

Not to nit-pick, but that rock icon died from choking on his own throw-up.

More rock-star glamorous than choking on a ham sandwich, I would guess.

Well, maybe not.

[Secret Agent Man]

Somebody Joker him up.

[Loud Mime]

If this story is true Michael Phelps is a candidate. That dude has short legs.

[Rokurota]

Obamacare