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    Experts at the 2009 American Heart Association conference revealed that a study of Egyptian mummies from 3,500 years ago found evidence of cardiovascular disease, particularly atherosclerosis in various arteries. The study examined 16 mummies including Pharaoh Merenptah who died in 1203 BCE and found he and 9 others showed likely or certain signs of atherosclerosis. Researchers believe dietary factors like a high fat diet of cow, duck and goose meat among wealthy Egyptians may have contributed to the disease found in the ancient mummies.

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    Experts at the 2009 American Heart Association conference revealed that a study of Egyptian mummies from 3,500 years ago found evidence of cardiovascular disease, particularly atherosclerosis in various arteries. The study examined 16 mummies including Pharaoh Merenptah who died in 1203 BCE and found he and 9 others showed likely or certain signs of atherosclerosis. Researchers believe dietary factors like a high fat diet of cow, duck and goose meat among wealthy Egyptians may have contributed to the disease found in the ancient mummies.

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    Experts at the 2009 American Heart Association conference revealed that a study of Egyptian mummies from 3,500 years ago found evidence of cardiovascular disease, particularly atherosclerosis in various arteries. The study examined 16 mummies including Pharaoh Merenptah who died in 1203 BCE and found he and 9 others showed likely or certain signs of atherosclerosis. Researchers believe dietary factors like a high fat diet of cow, duck and goose meat among wealthy Egyptians may have contributed to the disease found in the ancient mummies.

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    Heart Association

    Experts revealed study findings at the 2009 American Heart Association conference in Florida,

    demonstrating that 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies had cardiovascular disease, particularly

    atherosclerosis (which narrows the arteries), in various arteries throughout the body.

    When he passed away in the year 1203 BCE, Pharaoh Merenptah suffered from atherosclerosis.

    Nine of the 16 other mummies that were examined also had likely-to-certain signs of the illness.

    How is this even conceivable? Dietary factors might be at play, according to researchers. It's

    possible that wealthy Egyptians consumed a lot of fatty flesh from cows, ducks, and geese.

    Beyond that, the study raised some intriguing queries and has inspired researchers to carry on

    their research to completely comprehend the condition.

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