Obesity and Diabetes
Researchers from University of Oulu, Institute of Health Science report details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity and diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 27th, 2009
A new study, 'Explaining the obesity paradox: cardiovascular risk, weight change, and mortality during long-term follow-up in men,' is now available. In this recent report, researchers in Oulu, Finland conducted a study "To examine life-long weight trajectories behind the 'obesity paradox', and whether cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk contributes. Cardiovascular disease risk and body mass index (BMI) at mean ages of 25, 47 (year 1974), and 73 years (year 2000) were available of a socioeconomically homogenous sample of 1114 men, without chronic diseases and diabetes in 1974."
"Overweight was defined as BMI >25 kg/m2, and 7-year mortality (2000-06) from the...
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