Obesity ‘Strongly’ Linked to 16 Cardiometabolic Diseases

• Health
• Apr 03, 2025

Obesity was “strongly” associated with 16 major health conditions, with an increasing prevalence across body mass index (BMI) categories in most cases, a new longitudinal cohort study revealed. “The prevalence of class III obesity surprised me,” Michael Blaha, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Baltimore...