Impact of obesity manifests differently in men, women: Study

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Impact of obesity manifests differently in men, women: Study

Obesity causes type 2 diabetes in both women and men, the Oxford University study reveals

Saturday October 26, 2019 12:02 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

London: Highlighting how harmful carrying excess weight can be to human health, a new study from the University of Oxford found that women and men may experience different diseases due to obesity.

Obesity poses a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and chronic kidney disease in men, said the study's first author Jenny Censin.

To identify additional causes of death made worse by obesity, researchers performed an analysis that explores cause-and-effect relationships using genetic data and three measures of obesity from 228,466 women and 195,041 men in the UK Biobank.

A long list of health problems

Their analysis showed that obesity contributes to a laundry list of health problems including coronary artery disease, Type 1 and 2 diabetes, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic liver disease and kidney failure.

While obesity causes type 2 diabetes in both women and men, women experienced a higher risk of type 2 diabetes as compared to men, while men faced a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease.

"Given the compelling evidence of harm that arises as a consequence of obesity across a broad range of diseases that result in death, our findings highlight the critical need for public health measures to stem the tide of obesity," said researcher Michael Holmes, who supervised the work together with researcher Cecilia Lindgren.

Overall, the study found that obesity causes or contributes to the majority of the leading causes of death worldwide that are not linked to the infectious diseases.

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