Maybe atherosclerosis is not a modern plague?

There has been much discussion and debate about hardening of the arteries [atherosclerosis], which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. It seems like this condition started becoming a noticeable problem along around the 1950s and has been a growing concern with our more sedentary lifestyles, smoking cigarettes, and obesity rates skyrocketing. However, CT scans of mummies spanning four geographies and over four thousand years show that atherosclerosis has almost always been a common condition, especially in older folks. 137 mummies show that atherosclerosis could just be a part of the aging process, rather than poor diet or being a couch potato. Your thoughts?

From: Lavie, Carl. 2014. The Obesity Paradox: When Thinner Means Sicker and Heavier Means Healthier.