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How to tell if you are a healthy weight but still at risk

From Dagens Nyheter · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • People with a normal body weight may still face a risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Researcher Axel Carlsson says the risk can be assessed easily and explains where the relevant thresholds lie.

A normal number on the scales does not necessarily mean a person faces no cardiovascular risk, according to Dagens Nyheter.

The newspaper points to people who fall within the normal weight range but may still be vulnerable to heart and blood vessel disease. It presents a way for readers to determine whether they fall into a higher-risk group.

Researcher Axel Carlsson describes the assessment as straightforward and explains where the boundaries lie. The article does not provide those thresholds in the accessible text.

It is very simple.

— Axel CarlssonThe researcher describes how people can determine whether they are in a higher-risk group despite having a normal weight.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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