Overweight causes heart failure: Large study with new method clarifies the association
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have used a new method to investigate obesity and overweight as a cause of cardiovascular disease. Strong association have been found previously, but it has not been clear whether it was overweight as such that was the cause, or if the overweight was just a marker of another underlying cause, as clinical trials with long-term follow-ups are difficult to implement.