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Obesity warps the shape and function of young hearts

Obese young people are at higher risk for heart failure and diabetes, and they’re also more likely to have a heart attack or stroke at an earlier age, said Fonarow, who is also co-director of UCLA’s Preventative Cardiology Program. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — “If the obesity epidemic increases, or indeed maintains its current trajectory, it is likely that the future risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke and coronary heart disease will increase,” aid study author Kaitlin Wade, a research associate at the University of Bristol Medical School.

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