Is everything we think we know about heart disease WRONG? 'Mummy research' shock findings
FOR YEARS health experts have blamed heart disease on the modern lifestyle, but researchers who examined ancient civilisations have claimed that the issue plagued just as many people in pre-modern times
Decades of scientific research has indicated a strong link between heart disease and today’s ‘unhealthy’ way of life.
For years, the general consensus has been that a sedentary lifestyle combined with a diet high in fat greatly increases the risk of heart disease.
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Indeed, the link between the two has been demonstrated through various studies.
But research that has been brought to light, which involves the mummified bodies of ancient civilisations, is forcing scientists to question some of their findings.
Examinations of the bodies ancient civilisations revealed that the ailment of heart disease is by no means unique to the modern man.
In fact, pre-modern people who exercised regularly and ate whole, natural foods were also afflicted by shocking levels of the disease.
While the belief that diet is closely linked to heart disease is widely shared, scientists have long debated which modern eating habits are to blame for the high rates of the disease.
