Heart disease decline in under-60s ‘stalled due to obesity and lack of exercise’
The decline in coronary heart disease rates among people under 60 in the UK has “stalled”, with researchers saying this could be down to rising obesity rates and a lack of exercise.
Preventing ill health should go beyond anti-smoking messages and reducing high blood pressure to include weight loss and encouraging exercise, they suggested.
It comes after a study found the overall fall
