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

Question

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?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Some of the negative effects take quite some time to reverse, but they are mainly capable of being reversed such as cholesterol-containing deposits (plaques) in your coronary arteries.