Coronary heart disease increases with body mass index, as well as with age: study

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Coronary heart disease (CHD) increases with body mass index (BMI), as well as with age, new research finds. The research from the Million Women Study indicates that increased weight increases risk of CHD equivalent to that caused by getting older.

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