Archive for December, 2009
(University of Gothenburg, Helena Aaberg, 16.12.2009 14:29) An unhealthy lifestyle, unreasonable working conditions, and then the stress of having to deliver 152 million Christmas gifts in 24 hours. The extreme accomplishments of Santa Claus are making researchers at the University of Gothenburg doubt his very existence.
Santa’s quite obvious abdominal obesity and deep red facial complexion are convincing indicators that the man is at risk for both heart attack and stroke. ‘I’m confident that he would benefit from treatment of both diabetes and high blood pressure. And cholesterol-lowering drugs would probably not hurt either. As if that wasn’t enough, new research shows that his abdominal obesity is a risk factor for dementia,’ says Annika Rosengren, professor at the Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine.
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