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Even though Black adults who don't drink alcohol have higher rates of obesity and diabetes than White non-drinkers, they still have lower rates of death from liver disease, indicating that avoiding...
Among Black adults who drink moderately, consuming beer is linked to higher liver disease death risk, but this link is not seen in White adults who drink moderately, indicating that the type of...
Black adults who drink moderately tend to consume nearly twice as much alcohol per day as White adults who drink moderately, which may help explain why moderate drinking is more harmful to their...
Drinking large amounts of alcohol more than triples the risk of dying from liver disease in Black adults and more than doubles it in White adults, compared to those who don't drink, showing that...
Among Black adults, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to more than double the risk of dying from liver disease compared to those who don't drink, but this link is not seen in White...
In China, the point at which heart disease risk becomes significantly elevated occurs around age 53 and sharply increases by age 65 — making these ages key targets for preventive health efforts.
In Chinese adults, women who maintain a healthy weight gain a steady, long-term reduction in heart disease risk, while men gain the most benefit around age 53, after which the advantage slightly...
The gap in heart disease risk between people with a healthy weight and those who are overweight grows larger as people age — starting almost the same at age 35 but differing by over 3 percentage...
In China, the chance of having a heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years rises from about 1% at age 35 to nearly 15% by age 74, with the risk becoming significantly elevated around age 53 and...
Adults in China who maintain a healthy weight have a slower rise in their risk of heart disease over time compared to those who are overweight or obese, and they reach dangerous risk levels about 4...
Being overweight or obese increases the risk of heart disease at every age—from young adulthood through old age—not just in middle age.
People with severe obesity die earlier than those with normal weight—men by nearly six years and women by two years—while those who are overweight live about as long as normal-weight people.
Obesity is more strongly linked to heart failure than to other types of heart disease, such as heart attacks or strokes, with the highest risk seen in people with severe obesity.
Even when liver enzyme tests are normal, being overweight or having a family history of liver disease increases the risk of developing liver disease, meaning other health factors besides alcohol can...
People who are overweight live about as long as those with normal weight, but they spend more of their life dealing with heart disease because they develop it earlier.
In people with normal liver tests, heavy drinking is much more strongly linked to liver disease caused by alcohol itself than to other types of liver disease, suggesting the damage is directly tied...
Adults with obesity have a significantly higher chance of developing heart disease over their lifetime than those with a normal weight, and the risk increases sharply with higher levels of obesity.
In people aged 70 and older with normal liver tests, heavy drinking does not appear to increase liver disease risk as strongly as in younger adults, likely because those most vulnerable to alcohol...
Drinking alcohol two or fewer times a week does not significantly raise the overall risk of liver disease in people with normal liver tests, but it does increase the risk of a specific type of liver...
Even when liver enzyme tests appear normal, people who drink alcohol three or more times a week have a significantly higher chance of developing liver disease over the next decade compared to those...
Eating fat from white meat like chicken or turkey is linked to a small reduction in overall death risk, but doesn't appear to affect heart disease risk specifically.
The fat in red meat itself doesn't appear to be the main reason red meat is linked to higher death risk—other components in the meat, like iron or additives, are likely more responsible.
Swapping 5% of the fat you eat from meat, dairy, or eggs for fat from grains or vegetable oils is linked to a meaningful drop in the risk of dying from heart disease or other causes over time.
People who consume more fat from dairy products like cheese and butter, and from eggs, tend to have a higher risk of dying from heart disease or other causes over time, even after accounting for...