Guest guest Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Hi Annie, The veins becoming visible are a sign of aging, of course. Youngers have more fat on the top of their hands, e.g.. I noticed when I lost weight, a lot of that fat went away. Why it chose to lose that when there is other fat readily available, I don't know. Happens in even overweight folks. Weight lifters love to see them because it means less fat on the muscles. A separate issue is varicose veins and no one knows what causes them or how to prevent them. These have obviously broken lose and pulled back - maybe from blood pressure. I have a few - my mother had them - the dr see's them an can do nothing. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: annie_fox Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: [ ] Inflated veins (was Re: Quick Salt Question) I guess I'm just explaining myself poorly. See why I can't research this? ;-)You know how, when you are young, you can look down at your hands and hardly see the veins? But in older people, I guess maybe starting in the mid-20s to mid-30s, when you look at their hands, the veins really stand out? That's what I mean. It doesn't just happen in the hands, but it is most noticeable there. It's not varicose veins, or high blood pressure. It's almost like the blood vessel walls just get weaker so they swell more without added pressure. It is definitely age related, but I don't even know the proper term for it.Anyone have any thoughts?I won't try to explain again after this. I don't mean to be wasting space here or anything. Thanks, Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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