Why the study?
Does obesity or weight gain increase the risk of coronary heart disease in young adults?
Does obesity or weight gain increase the risk of coronary heart disease in young adults?
Obesity and weight gain are associated with an elevated risk of coronary heart disease among young adults.
Supports weight counseling in young adults; leaves open causality and need for trials.
Obesity and weight gain were associated with elevated risk of CHD among young adults in this study. Studies that prospectively determine the association between weight change and CHD risk are needed to validate these findings.
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Choi et al. (2018) studied this question.
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