A new study on obesity in older adults had a surprising finding. Here's what it means.
In industrialized countries, the gaps in systolic BP and cholesterol have shrunk between obese and normal-weight individuals.
Over the last three decades, differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults with obesity and those with a normal body mass index (BMI) have narrowed or disappeared ...
A study reveals narrowing gaps in blood pressure and cholesterol between obesity and normal BMI, highlighting evolving ...
A multinational team of researchers has discovered that over 20% of adults with a normal BMI range experience levels of abdominal obesity that puts them at higher risk of hypertension, diabetes, high ...
Over the last three decades, differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults with obesity ...
The decreases in blood pressure and cholesterol in higher income countries are mainly observed in older patients with obesity ...
Differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure found to have ‘narrowed or disappeared’ in over-40s ...
Obese people in middle age now have the same risk of heart-related conditions as those of a healthy weight because of advances in medication, research has found.