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Originally posted by Arledrian:
I'm the same way with pringles and oreos, but I have a good body/metabolism, so unless I start to notice flab I don't see it as that important. I know it's not a hundred percent true, but I tend to think you have to be fairly overweight and of considerable years before you can suffer heart failure.
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So sorry, not true. A family friend (in fairly good physical condition) had a heart attack at age 38. Survived, though.
Risk of heart attack is influenced by several factors - fat and age, as you noted, but also stress and genetics. Unfortunately the latter two are often more significant.