Crete: high risk factors and low death rates from heart disease

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The following is very interesting from PubMed. It looks at the high risk profile

of Rural Crete, yet low rates of heart disease. In the end, they are unable to

explain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234417/

Bobby

[Guest guest]

I think that the answer probably lies in the close knit social ties in this community. Other studies looking at extreme longevity have identified this as a fundamental prerequisite. We evolved as social animals. The increasing isolation of people in the modern world (at least before the explosion of social media) was probably as great a risk factor for chronic diseases of all types as anything else we can identify.Barbara , MD Sent from my iPad

The following is very interesting from PubMed. It looks at the high risk profile of Rural Crete, yet low rates of heart disease. In the end, they are unable to explain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234417/

Bobby