Obesity is a risk factor is MS...the risk of getting the disease is 4 times higher in obese girls. This doesn't mean only obese girls get MS (my hubby was a fit man). It means that we need to look at the cardiovascular connection to MS risk and disease process. Obesity has a known link to impaired blood flow. Let's continue to press for research, and live heart healthy lives.


Obese girls at risk of multiple sclerosis, study finds
thechart.blogs.cnn.com
Obese girls are at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis or MS-like illness, according to a new study published Wednesday in the online journal Neurology.