Can thin people get heart disease or diabetes?!
Question:
Can thin people get heart disease or diabetes?
Im 15 and I am in good health. For the past year, I have focussed all my attention toward acedemics, which means I have no time to exercise. Now, my sophomore and junior are yet to come, and I will have to put more towards the acedemic area.
Without exercise, I am worried if I would get heart problems or diabetes. What do you think? Till now, I am in perfect health. I am a bit underheight, and pretty thin (not anorexic of course).
My stomach is a wee bit fatty (not fat nor so stomachless), but I am pretty thin. Any suggestions?
1 week ago
I think I should add that I rarely eat food outside. Im vegeterian, and I intake much carbohydrates
Answers:
While thinner people are at less of a risk of heart disease or diabetes, it does not disqualify them. If there is heart disease or diabetes in your family, you are at a much higher risk of it. Sometimes these conditions can be hereditary, sometimes they are brought on by outside factors. At your age you should be getting 30 minutes of active movement per day. I wouldn't worry about it at this point. If you are going for regular checkups with bloodwork, if anything is irregular, your doctor would let your parents know. I'm sure everything is fine or you would have heard.