Middle-Aged Men and Heart Disease

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This paper analyzes the risk factors for heart disease among the middle-aged population, especially men and suggests ways to combat these stereotypical trends.

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"According to physician Julian Whitaker, M.D., around the age of forty the human body begins to undergo profound changes that are primarily due to a decrease in cellular energy. Inside the cells are small structures called mitochondria, which convert fuel into energy. The aging process begins when the mitochondria lose their ability to function properly. The energy shortage affects every part of the human body including heart, brain, kidneys, and immune system. In addition to the loss of energy, or perhaps as a result of it, as middle age is reached, people gain an average of about ten pounds of fat per decade. According to Dr. Ronald Klatz, in men between the ages of forty and eighty, the Lean Body Mass declines at a rate of about 5 percent per decade (while in women by only about 2.5 percent). With more fat in the body, energy production is lowered, and Human Growth Hormone is also lowered, which in turn leads to additional loss of lean tissue. The entire situation places an increased strain on the heart."

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