Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

I don’t think this is true. My understanding is that the heart is a very unique muscle because it doesn’t grow. If your heart does grow, either by genetic defect or anabolic abuse, it works much worse. So you’ll live a shorter life.



Hypertrophy of the heart is a well-known and desired part of improving cardiovascular fitness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_exercise#Health_effect...


Heart muscle can shrink in extreme calorie deficits which can lead to heart issues, therefore it must grow when leaving such calorie deficits, even if that growth has an upper bound.




Join us for AI Startup School this June 16-17 in San Francisco!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: