Weight Gain May Increase Risk Of Heart Disease

HealthDay (11/16, Mozes) reported that, according to research presented at the American Heart Association meeting, "the more weight a person gains, the greater the risk that individual will develop the narrowing of heart arteries and reduced blood flow to the heart that can lead to a heart attack." In a study encompassing some 81,000 men and women from Denmark, researchers "found that for every 8.8 pound increase in the weight portion of an individual's body-mass index (BMI), that person's risk for developing ischemic heart disease rose by more than 50 percent."