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Obesity is a Key Risk Factor for Hypertension, but Comorbidities Complicate the Relationship
President of the Alabama Obesity Society, Dr Jonathan Parker, discusses obesity as a risk factor for hypertension.
Obesity in and of itself is a key risk factor for developing hypertension, but the more than 200 comorbidities related to obesity can complicate the relationship, according to Jonathan Parker, DO, MS, a family and obesity medicine physician at Avalon Medical Group in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Dr Parker is also the president of the Alabama Obesity Society.
"Obesity is the risk factor itself. The difficulty with saying that, however, is the fact that obesity is linked to 223 comorbidities—which is shocking—so it can be difficult to tease out what is actually happening with our patients," Dr Parker said in a recent interview with Patient Care Online. He explains more in the video that follows.
FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products
January 16th 2025The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.
