Data suggest cardiometabolic risk of a higher BMI may be underestimated in taller populations worldwide

The cardiometabolic risk of a higher BMI may be underestimated in taller grown populations worldwide. Credit: DZD Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (determined by the body mass index, BMI) has increased four-fold and obesity rates among adults have more than doubled. It is strongly assumed that this dynamic in the obesity epidemic will also increase the risk of BMI-associated diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. DZD researchers Norbert Stefan, Matthias Schulze and colleagues hypothesized that the increase in height that occurred in most Read More

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