Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Reversal of heart damage from obesity more likely if you lose weight sooner rather than later

In a study of the impact of weight loss on reversing heart damage from obesity, Johns Hopkins researchers found that poor heart function in young obese mice can be reversed when the animals lose weight from a low-calorie diet. However, older mice, who had been obese for a longer period of time, did not regain better heart function after they were on the same low-calorie diet.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130305/Reversal-of-heart-damage-from-obesity-more-likely-if-you-lose-weight-sooner-rather-than-later.aspx

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