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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2019
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Obesity and Heart Disease
Dr. Rajiva GuptaGeneral Physician • 44 Years Exp.MBBS, MD - Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Program in Diabetology
Research suggests “overweight and obese people tend to develop heart disease at an earlier age.” The study indicated that “heart disease begins 1.8 years earlier in overweight middle-aged women compared with normal-weight women, and 4.3 years earlier for those who are obese.” The investigators also found that “obese middle-aged men suffer heart disease 3.1 years earlier than normal-weight men.”