Heart Disease Plagued the Ancient Egyptians

mmmscience writes "CT scans of mummies have revealed that heart disease was also a common problem 3500 years ago. The scans show calcification of arterial pathways, a preserved sign of atherosclerosis, the heart disease caused by hardening arteries. Of the 16 mummies that had intact arteries, nine showed signs of significant calcification. Dr. Gregory Thomas, co-lead author on the study, stated, 'The findings suggest that we may have to look beyond modern risk factors to fully understand the disease.'"

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Food propoganda.

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Everybody knows that there were no such diseases before the modern industrial food complex started shoveling processed crap down our throats. Ancient Egyptians were practically immortal. I mean, everything you ate back then was organic, there was no fluoride in the water and the ozone layer was fully intact.