Adults who lose weight at any age could enjoy improved cardiovascular health

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 19:01 in Health & Medicine

Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits, suggests new research. For the first time, the findings indicate that adults who drop a BMI category -- from obese to overweight, or from overweight to normal -- at any time during adult life, even if they regain weight, can reduce these cardiovascular manifestations.

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