Being overweight as a teen may be associated with cardiomyopathy in adulthood

(University of Gothenburg) The risk of developing cardiomyopathy, which often leads to heart failure, increased in adult Swedish men who were even mildly overweight around age 18. The risk steadily increased as weight increased, even among those who started out at a normal weight, according to a study published in Circulation.
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