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High BMI is the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney diseases, accounting for 89.3% of all high-BMI-related DALYs.
Focusing on weight management is the most effective way to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease, as these conditions are the primary drivers of health loss associated with high BMI.
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In 2017, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of high-BMI-related DALYs... followed by diabetes and kidney diseases... and neoplasms... they together accounted for 89.3% of all high-BMI-related DALYs.
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Based on comprehensive global modeling of 2017 data.
Source
The global burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Haijiang Dai et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2020
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