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Body mass index and body composition in relation to 14 cardiovascular conditions in UK Biobank : a Mendelian randomization study

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Evidence is provided that higher BMI and particularly fat mass index are associated with increased risk of aortic valve stenosis and most other cardiovascular conditions, and the roles of fat mass and fat-free mass on the same outcomes are assessed.
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Aims: The causal role of adiposity for several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is unclear. Our primary aim was to apply the Mendelian randomization design to investigate the associations of body mas ...

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Obesity Cardiomyopathy: Evidence, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.

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Inflammation and Premature Ageing in Chronic Kidney Disease

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Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

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TL;DR: The rapid increase in the prevalence and disease burden of elevated BMI highlights the need for continued focus on surveillance of BMI and identification, implementation, and evaluation of evidence‐based interventions to address this problem.
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‘Mendelian randomization’: can genetic epidemiology contribute to understanding environmental determinants of disease?

TL;DR: Mendelian randomization provides new opportunities to test causality and demonstrates how investment in the human genome project may contribute to understanding and preventing the adverse effects on human health of modifiable exposures.
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