Increasing weight has been considered a big danger for people suffering from diabetes, but a new study has claimed that despite increasing weight, the risk of death in diabetes patients is not high. According to the study, even if the weight of diabetic patients above 65 years of age increases, the risk of dying from heart disease is not high.
These conclusions have been drawn by studying the health data of UK Biobank in Britain. According to this, maintaining a body mass index (BMI) within the normal range of 23-25 for people aged 65 years or younger is linked to the lowest risk of dying from heart disease. However, for those above 65 years of age, being moderately overweight with a BMI of 26-28 does not pose a very high risk.
Lead researcher Dr. Shaoyong Xu said that in the study we found that the optimal BMI cardio metabolic risk factor for people with type-2 diabetes varies according to age. The findings suggest that for older people who are overweight (but not obese), maintaining weight rather than losing it may be a practical way to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease.
In this study,
researchers explored the age difference between BMI and the risk of death from heart disease in 22,874 participants with type-2 diabetes. The average age of the participants was 59 years. Researchers analyzed data in two age groups: elderly (over 65 years) and middle-aged (65 years or younger).
Eating too much salt is the cause of 30% of deaths due to heart disease.
Excessive salt consumption is the cause of 30% of deaths due to heart disease. The study was published in JAMA Network Open. They found that there were 17,811 deaths among 64,329 participants. Of these, 5701 deaths occurred due to heart disease. All of them were consuming excess salt.
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