Early life exposures that promote heart disease later in life
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As a child, you may have suffered from a fever or traumatic injury. You may even have been hospitalized for one of these childhood illnesses. For example, if you were hospitalized for appendicitis or pneumonia as a child, you are at an increased risk of having heart disease later in life.
Studies show that children who are hospitalized for illnesses such as appendicitis or pneumonia have an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life. These studies suggest that early life exposures may promote heart disease later in life by altering the body’s immune response to stressors and by increasing oxidative stress—a process by which oxygen-containing molecules react with other molecules to form potentially harmful chemicals
(1).These findings have led researchers to investigate whether there is any link between early life exposures and adult cardiovascular disease risk. The results of these studies indicate that early life exposures can increase your risk for cardiovascular disease by triggering changes in stress hormones and immune function
(2). In addition to affecting your cardiovascular system directly, poor nutrition during growth may also lead to impaired function of certain organs including the pancreas
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Early life exposures that promote heart disease later in life