Study finds hospital-diagnosed overweight or obesity linked with markedly higher risk of death over 40 years
Source: Medical Xpress
Individuals whose overweight or obesity is diagnosed in hospital are 60% more likely to die compared to the general population, according to a nationwide Danish study that followed over 1.9 million people for up to 40 years, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO), held online this year from 1-4 September.