(26-04-2014, 03:23 PM)Janet doe Wrote: The heart attack issue is something I was looking to find more information on, anything I had read seem to place men with estrogen dominance in the over weight catagory, way too much excess fat around the mid section. I could be wrong, but I take the heart attack issue to be more or a weight issue than an e issue.
Yes, that goes directly to the question of cause and effect. These studies are focused on cisgender men who have high E levels presumably due to the natural aging process complicated by a life of unhealthy living habits. The overriding cause of the increased rate of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, etc. is probably due to a combination of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, obesity, etc. The question is: Are these conditions due to having higher than normal E over an extended period of time, or other factors? I suspect that the other factors, both genetic predisposition and unhealthy lifestyle, are more likely increasing the risk of having a life threatening cardiovascular incident.
Clara
