Regardless Of Gender, Race, Degree Of Obesity Raises Risk Of Stroke
Submitted by MedicalReplies on Friday, 22 January 2010No Comment
The higher a person’s degree of obesity, the higher their risk of stroke - regardless of race, gender and how obesity is measured, according to a new study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. “It has not been clear whether overweight and obesity are risk factors for stroke, especially among blacks,” said Hiroshi Yatsuya, M.D., Ph.D., study lead author and visiting associate professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis…
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Regardless Of Gender, Race, Degree Of Obesity Raises Risk Of Stroke
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