Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies (Pre-McDonalds)

Science Daily ^ | Nov. 17, 2009 | ScienceDaily

[bogusname]

Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and stroke are not only modern ones; they afflicted ancient people, too. Study results are appearing in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and are being presented Nov. 17 at the Scientific Session of the American Heart Association at Orlando, Fla.

"Atherosclerosis is ubiquitous among modern day humans and, despite differences in ancient and modern lifestyles, we found that it was rather common in ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status living as much as three millennia ago," says UC Irvine clinical professor of cardiology Dr. Gregory Thomas, a co-principal investigator on the study. "The findings suggest that we may have to look beyond modern risk factors to fully understand the disease."

The nameplate of the Pharaoh Merenptah (c. 1213-1203 BC) in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities reads that, when he died at approximately age 60, he was afflicted with atherosclerosis, arthritis, and dental decay. Intrigued that atherosclerosis may have been widespread among ancient Egyptians, Thomas and a team of U.S. and Egyptian cardiologists, joined by experts in Egyptology and preservation, selected 20 mummies on display and in the basement of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities for scanning on a Siemens 6 slice CT scanner during the week of Feb. 8, 2009...

[grey_whiskers]

Like, *PING*, dudes -- if one of you hasn't already posted it.

Incidentally, I thought this was already well-known -- at least among adherents of Protein Power and similar diets?

Cheers!

[smokingfrog]

What about the Aztecs?

[Apercu]

“Gorebal” Warming...Bush's fault.

[DannyTN]

Dibs on the book title

"Walk like an Egyptian, Don't eat like one!"

[SunkenCiv]

Heart Disease Found in Ancient Mummies
Live Science | Nov 17, 2009 | Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 11/17/2009 4:25:10 PM PST by decimon
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[SunkenCiv]

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[Popman]

Yeah...........only if they had lipitor