Why the study?
Does overweight and excessive weight gain after age 20 increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease and myocardial infarction?
Does overweight and excessive weight gain after age 20 increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease and myocardial infarction?
Excessive weight gain after age 20 appears to be a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease, but not for myocardial infarction.
Supports targeted stroke prevention via weight control; leaves open MI links pending modern prospective data.
The main findings from this study, as well as several others, tend to favor the concept of a definite risk factor of overweight and excessive weight gain after age 20 for the development of cerebrovascular disease. However, overweight and excessive weight gain after age 20 seem to be of no major importance in the etiology of myocardial infarction.
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