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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Obesity can drive hearts to fail and weaken their structure, study shows

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Obesity can drive hearts to fail and weaken their structure, new research into heart failure suggests.

The largest study of its kind on 490,000 people found that those with a higher body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio, key signs of carrying too much fat, had around a 30% increased risk of heart failure.

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