New research shows obesity patients over 40 are managing blood pressure and cholesterol as well as healthy-weight peers, but younger adults remain at risk.

This was not the case for young adults, however

New research shows obesity patients over 40 are managing blood pressure and cholesterol as well as healthy-weight peers, but younger adults remain at risk.

Obese people aged over 40 now have similar cholesterol and blood pressure levels, thanks to widespread drugs such as statins, a groundbreaking Lancet study shows