TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Since ancient times, obesity including risk factors for various diseases. Now, a new study published in Journal of the American Heart Association also mentioned the link between obesity and death from heart disease.
Over the last 20 years, the number of cases heart disease obesity-related cases have tripled in the United States. Black women experienced the most deaths, followed by those of Indian descent and those of Alaska Native descent.
“The number of obese people has increased drastically in various countries around the world,” said Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, lecturer at the William Harvey Research Institute in London in a press release issued by the Association. Heart America.
“Our research shows this is a burden for obese people and translates into increased deaths from heart disease. The rise in obesity cases affects some of the population, especially black women,” he added.
Researchers noted that of the 281,135 deaths from heart disease, obesity was the factor of greatest concern in the United States. They also considered gender, race, and place of residence (urban vs rural). Deaths from heart disease rose from 2.2 to 6.6 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2020.
Experts reveal causes
Black women are noted to have the highest rates of death from obesity-related heart disease. For other races, men have more cases than women.
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There are many reasons for the increased risk of death from heart disease related to obesity, according to Dr. Marc Siegel, teaching medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. One trigger is the buildup of inflammatory substances in fat which increases the risk of plaque formation in blood vessels which can trigger a heart attack.
“Obesity is also related to a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet which can cause high cholesterol and high blood pressure, all of which are directly linked to the risk of death from heart disease,” said Seagel, who was not involved in the research, to Fox News.
Obesity also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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