Therapies to lower BP, lipids may close gap in obesity-related heart disease

With wider use of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapies, people with overweight/obesity may reach similar blood pressure and cholesterol levels compared with people with normal BMI, researchers reported.Lower use of these medications among people younger than 40 years may contribute to the wider gap in BP and cholesterol among people with overweight/obesity compared with those with normal