Short people linked to increased heart risk'

[maureenho]

Well thats me done for............

Short people's 'DNA linked to increased heart risk'
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website

The shorter you are, the greater your risk of heart problems, a team at the University of Leicester says.

The study, of nearly 200,000 people, found sections of DNA that control both height and heart health.

The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed every extra 2.5in (6.4cm) cut coronary disease incidence by 13.5%

The British Heart Foundation said short people should not be unduly worried and everyone needed a healthy lifestyle.

Coronary heart disease, which includes heart attacks and heart failure, is the leading cause of death in the UK.

More than 73,000 people die from the disease each year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32117018

[wendy]

Yes, I added this to the carers newspaper, because I am short...

[JaneJ]

Good news for me I'm 6 ft! !!!! gre55555

[Rosalind]

I am glad I am not short, have enough problems as it is.

[annie]

Oh dear, I am 5ft 2!

[maureenho]

I am only 5' 2" as well Annie

[Rosalind]

My mum is only 5ft and she will be 90 years old in June this year.

[maureenho]

Both my mum and my nan were under 5' mum reached 91 years old and nan 86 and neither of them had heart attacks.