According to DNA results, Elvis was destined to die at a young age.

Elvis Presley, aka The King of Rock and Roll or simply The King, was born in January 1935 under a lucky star. He took the world by storm with his amazing musical prowess, unleashing smash single after smash single before his death in 1977 aged 42.

An overweight King
Over the decades, Elvis’ untimely demise has been blamed on things like overeating, obesity, drug overuse, his doctor even. New DNA results, however, have revealed that The King’s life was destined to come to an end at a young age. After purchasing locks of Presley’s hair for $2,000, Dr. Stephen Kingsmore spent three months carrying out DNA tests at the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine and the results surprised him.
From the tests, it was noted that the singer’s chromosome 11 had flaws that lead to a heart muscle disease known as hypertophic cardiomyopathy that affects men aged between 20 and 40. In other words, despite the problems and controversy that surrounded his death, Elvis Presley would have died young even if he led a healthy life. Moreover, The King is said to have showed signs of that heart disease during his final years, and these included an irregular heartbeat and fainting.