Obesity alone didn’t pose biggest heart risk in London study
Being overweight and having a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease yielded a higher risk of stroke than people who just had obesity.
By Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg
Overweight people with conditions such as blocked arteries were at a higher risk for heart attacks and strokes — and cost the health system far more — than those with just severe obesity in a large study of Londoners.
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