Saturday, July 30, 2011

Ask Dr KK: What is the importance of gaining weight after the age of 18?


Even very modest gain of more than 5 kg after the age of 18 years in women and 20 years in men increases the risk of coronary heart diseases and type-2 diabetes at all levels of initial BMI

 (NEJM 1999:341.427).

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