Obesity has been a known risk factor for a wide range of diseases for a very long time. Now, a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has highlighted its link to heart-related deaths.
Across a 20-year span, the number of obesity-related heart disease deaths tripled in the U.S., researchers found.
Heart deaths were highest among Black people — particularly Black women — followed by individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent.
