Obesity! no more a threat for strokes, Reveals a research

Lucknow: Obesity has always been a matter of worry and it is believed to be linked with several other diseases. But here’s a good news for those suffering from obesity. According to a research by Academy of Neurology, obesity is no more a threat causing strokes.

"It was noticed that carrying extra weight may play a role in survival for people who had suffered from kidney and heart disease, We felt the need to investigate whether it also was tied to improved stroke survival," said Zuolu Liu, researcher at the University of California-Los Angeles.

The research, presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st annual meeting in the US, stated that acutely obese people carried 62 percent higher chances of surviving heart strokes.

Obese people were 46 per cent less likely to die after a stroke and those who were overweight, had 15 per cent more chances of survival.

On the contrary, 67 percent people who were underweight could not survive strokes easily.

The condition called the obesity paradox suggests being overweight may be protective for some, such as old people or those with certain chronic diseases.

"One possible explanation is people who are overweight or obese may have a nutritional reserve that may help them survive during prolonged illness. More research is needed to investigate the relationship between body mass index and stroke," Liu stated.

The team examined 1,033 stroke-affected people with an average age of 71 and an average body mass index (BMI) of 27.5 for its study.