- Researchers report that women who are overweight or have obesity at either age 14 or age 31 have an increased risk of having an ischemic stroke before age 55.
- They noted that men who are overweight or have obesity at age 14 or 31 do not have an increased risk of clot-based stroke.
- They add that weight loss after teen years does not eliminate the increased risk of stroke.
Women with excess weight at either age 14 or 31 may have an increased risk of having an ischemic stroke before age 55,…
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