Thursday, October 4, 2012

Do subhuman primates (Gorillas, Apes, etc.) suffer from coronary heart disease


Do subhuman primates (Gorillas, Apes, etc.) suffer from coronary heart disease?
Obviously the answer is "yes" but any idea on numbers or percentages compared to humans that can have artificial diets and sedentary lifestyles?
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nope. they do not eat cooked and trans fat.
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Primates are closest to humans in many ways that cause diseases. Heart diseases are not an exception. Though diet based/atherosclerotic heart problems are not common in primates, there are other causes such as congenital coronary abnormalities and coronary spasm do occur in primates resulting in heart attacks. There is no comprehensive study done in this realm and available sources are sketchy


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