Does healthy obesity exist in the elderly? Findings from the Northern Shanghai Study

ConclusionBoth obesity and metabolic unhealthiness were associated with organ damages. Metabolic unhealthiness was associated with more organ damages, especially in nonobese individuals. Even healthy obesity was significantly associated with cardiac and vascular impairment.Registration number for clinical trialsNCT02368938.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research