I suffer from hayfever. I was once told that my allergy would in time give way t

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I suffer from hayfever. I was once told that my allergy would in time give way to a cardiovascular disorder, as those who experience allergies in early life, are more susceptible to coronary artery disease.

I didn't dismiss the assertion out of hand, I just kept it in mind, but it didn't seem feasible in my case as I didn't smoke, and at that time, wasn't carrying a lot of extra weight.

But, alas, as I got into my 30s, I started to gain weight, and my arteries clogged up, so my question is this, is it a proven medical fact that allergies do indeed give way to coronary artery disease, or is there no correlation whatsoever?

Explanation / Answer

This is an interesting question. You have to be very careful how you phrase the statement because there's a difference between association and causation. Does having an allergy cause heart disease or does one go hand in hand with the other?

At the moment, we can't say.

One study that was done and it was done by a guy called Jongoh Kim. He

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