How does the body recover from a short period of poor diet and exercise? (Specifically the heart)

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Let’s say someone ate poorly (high fat, junk food diet) and exercised very little for 5-10 years in early adulthood. But maintained a fairly balanced lifestyle and healthy weight afterwards. Would the body “recover” from the negative effects of being overweight or does the lifestyle change simply pause the negative effects from increasing?

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It depends a lot on age. I read a study awhile ago that if you were obese and had poor diet and high cholesterol in childhood, you were at higher risk for health complications as an adult *even if* you are a healthy weight adult with normal vitals

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