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Q: Anyone else notice protruding veins in peoples arms?
I've noticed a lot of people in China, especially men, have vascular insufficiency in their arms.
I started to get the same around six months ago; what's the cause?
Is there something in the food or water that causes this?
10 years 32 weeks ago in Health & Safety - China
That's called vericose veins and it could be genetic. If your family has a history of it you can get it too...
IrvineWelsh:
It's more than that.
Varicose veins are a progressive disease. This appears to be a rapid phenomena.
I've seem lots of young guys, early twenties, with them. Protruding a lot like a man in his sixties.
I've seem more veiny arms on Western men than Chinese men to be honest. But as a rule of thumb, I find that the more muscly a man is the thicker his veins. I think your protruding veins could be due to the heat. Blood expands in hot temperatures which is also why people get swollen fingers and feet.
